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cucoloris.

A device for casting shadows or silhouettes to produce patterned illumination.

9 characters4 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun
  1. A device for casting shadows or silhouettes to produce patterned illumination.

Where this word comes from

Unknown; a connection with American film director George Cukor has been suggested. Compare also dialectal German Kokolores (“nonsense, silly display”). Conceivably related to Latin cucullus (“a hood”).

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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.