| a screen or mat covered with a dark material for shielding a camera lens from excess light or glare. |
| a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison. |
| designate | |
| —vb | |
| 1. | to indicate or specify |
| 2. | to give a name to; style; entitle |
| 3. | to select or name for an office or duty; appoint |
| —adj | |
| 4. | (immediately postpositive) appointed, but not yet in office: a minister designate |
| [C15: from Latin dēsignātus marked out, defined; see | |
| 'designative | |
| —adj | |
| designatory | |
| —adj | |
| 'designator | |
| —n | |