| a screen or mat covered with a dark material for shielding a camera lens from excess light or glare. |
| a children's mummer's parade, as on the Fourth of July, with prizes for the best costumes. |
| paraphysis (pə-rāf'ĭ-sĭs) Pronunciation Key
Plural paraphyses (pə-rāf'ĭ-sēz') One of the erect sterile filaments often occurring among the reproductive organs of certain fungi, algae, and mosses. |