weather stripping

weather stripping

noun
2.
a number of weather strips, taken collectively.

Origin:
1940–45, Americanism

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a fool or simpleton; ninny.
a screen or mat covered with a dark material for shielding a camera lens from excess light or glare.
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weath·er-strip

[weth-er-strip]
verb (used with object), weath·er-stripped, weath·er-strip·ping.
to apply weather stripping to (something).

Origin:
1890–95, Americanism
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weather stripping

noun
a narrow strip of material to cover the joint of a door or window to exclude the cold [syn: weather strip
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