Definition of hand-screen
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: a small usually ornamented screen designed to be held in the hand and used formerly as a shade against heat or light
hand-screen
transitive verbDefinition of hand-screen (Entry 2 of 2)
: to print by the silk-screen process
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“Hand-screen.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hand-screen. Accessed 18 Apr. 2021.
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