roller blindn.
/ˈrəʊlə ˌblʌɪnd/, U.S. /ˈroʊlər ˌblaɪnd/ 1. A window blind consisting of a sheet of fabric, usually with a hem stitched around a lath at the end, mounted on a roller by means of which the blind can be raised or lowered.
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society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > a building > parts of building > window or door > parts of windows > [noun] > fittings or ornaments of windows > blind
umbrella1688
chick1698
blind1730
sunblind1766
Venetian window-blind1769
sunshade1774
roller blind1780
Venetian blind1791
Venetian1816
jalousie1824
shutter-blind1833
jealousy1834
festoon blind1837
shade1869
roll-up1960
mini-blind1974
1780 Catal. Effects G. B. Tyndale 3 Two green canvass roller blinds.
1833 J. C. Loudon Encycl. Cottage Archit. §673 But the chief [kinds] are roller blinds, Venetian blinds, and wire blinds.
1880 Liberal Mag. 3 258 When the window is opened the roller blind blows out like the sail of a boat.
1909 Chambers's Jrnl. Nov. 767/1 Also the hideous, cumbersome, expensive concomitant, the roller-blind?
1956 Railway Mag. Nov. 735/1 A large inward-opening aluminium door on which is mounted the roller-blind route indicator.
1973 Times 23 Mar. 13/5 In theory a roller-blind is a simple thing to make.
2005 N. Connor Beneath Dark Water 191 Through windows with crooked roller blinds pulled halfway down I could see movement.
2. Photography. A shutter mechanism consisting of one or two flexible blinds on rollers, containing a slit that is moved across rapidly under spring tension so as to admit light to the plate or film. Frequently attributive, esp. in roller blind shutter. Now chiefly historical.Early forms of roller blind shutter consisted of a single blind of fabric, sometimes with a choice of slit sizes, placed in front of or behind the lens. The modern form of focal plane shutter is a development of this, consisting of two metal blinds that together form a variable slit.
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society > leisure > the arts > visual arts > photography > camera > parts and accessories of camera > [noun] > shutter
Venetian shutter1844
obturator1853
shutter1862
roller blind1882
leaf shutter1892
time shutter1893
between-lens shutter1909
barn door1942
1882 Eng. Mechanic 27 Oct. 190/2 I am now making a shutter: a spring roller-blind with a slit in it, which travels very rapidly across the plate.
1887 Pract. Guide to Photogr. (new ed.) xiii. 112 One of the best shutters is Kershaw's patent roller blind shutter.
1909 Photogr. Jrnl. 49 174 The roller-blind..rapidly uncovers a considerable area.
1984 Mod. Photogr. (Nexis) 1 Nov. The Contax II of 1936..retained such ‘Contaxy’ features as..a vertically running, metal roller blind type shutter and a removable take-up spool in the right hand chamber.
1999 Herald Express (Torquay) (Nexis) 5 July 11 He..made himself a wooden camera with a roller blind shutter and an aerial survey lens.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, November 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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