| a screen or mat covered with a dark material for shielding a camera lens from excess light or glare. |
| an extraordinary or unusual thing, person, or event; an exceptional example or instance. |
Stuart (ˈstjʊət) ![]() | |
| —n | |
| 1. | See also Stewart the royal house that ruled in Scotland from 1371 to 1714 and in England from 1603 to 1714 |
| 2. | Charles Edward, called the Young Pretender or Bonnie Prince Charlie. 1720--88, pretender to the British throne. He led the Jacobite Rebellion (1745--46) in an attempt to re-establish the Stuart succession |
| 3. | his father, James Francis Edward, called the Old Pretender. 1688--1766, pretender to the British throne; son of James II (James VII of Scotland) and his second wife, Mary of Modena. He made two unsuccessful attempts to realize his claim to the throne (1708; 1715) |
| 4. | Mary. See Mary, Queen of Scots |