Shutter \Shut"ter\, n.
1. One who shuts or closes.
2. A movable cover or screen for a window, designed to shut
out the light, to obstruct the view, or to be of some
strength as a defense; a blind.
3. A removable cover, or a gate, for closing an aperture of
any kind, as for closing the passageway for molten iron
from a ladle.
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
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