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Antonyms for screened

Grammar : Adj
Spell : skreen
Phonetic Transcription : skrin

Definition of screened

Origin :
  • mid-14c., "upright piece of furniture providing protection from heat of a fire, drafts, etc.," probably from a shortened (Anglo-French? cf. Anglo-Latin screna) variant of Old North French escren, Old French escran "fire-screen" (early 14c.), perhaps from Middle Dutch scherm "screen, cover, shield," or Frankish *skrank "barrier," from Proto-Germanic *skerm- (cf. Old High German skirm, skerm "protection," from PIE *(s)ker- "to cut" (see shear (v.)).
  • Meaning "net-wire frame used in windows and doors" is recorded from 1859. Meaning "flat vertical surface for reception of projected images" is from 1810, originally in reference to magic lantern shows; later of movies. Transferred sense of "cinema world collectively" is attested from 1914; hence screen test (1918), etc. Screen saver first attested 1990. Screen printing recorded from 1918.
  • adj secluded
Example sentences :
  • Then screened by the bushes, she could have reached out and touched Oka Sayye.
  • Extract from : « Her Father's Daughter » by Gene Stratton-Porter
  • The dust of the road arose in a cloud and screened the battle.
  • Extract from : « White Fang » by Jack London
  • Nowhere was it so screened that an approaching enemy could surprise them.
  • Extract from : « The Story of the Great War, Volume II (of VIII) » by Various
  • We were now under the trees, which albeit leafless yet screened us partly from the road.
  • Extract from : « The Suitors of Yvonne » by Raphael Sabatini
  • A second door which led into another apartment, was screened by a heavy curtain.
  • Extract from : « Australia Revenged » by Boomerang
  • Olivia arose, and, screened by the curtain, watched the scene beneath.
  • Extract from : « Roland Cashel » by Charles James Lever
  • Screened behind the bushes, he heard all their conversation.
  • Extract from : « Oswald Langdon » by Carson Jay Lee
  • The spy waited, screened by some bushes, expecting to see him again.
  • Extract from : « Oswald Langdon » by Carson Jay Lee
  • The women were screened off from the men in the congregation.
  • Extract from : « Byeways in Palestine » by James Finn
  • She went to the window, and, screened by the curtain, looked out.
  • Extract from : « Nell, of Shorne Mills » by Charles Garvice

Synonyms for screened

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