Screen

skrēn, n. that which shelters from danger or observation, that which protects from heat, cold, or the sun: ( Scot. ) a large scarf: an enclosure or partition of wood, stone, or metal work, common in churches, shutting off chapels from the nave, separating the nave from the choir, .: a coarse riddle for sifting coal, .— v.t. to shelter or conceal: to pa through a coarse riddle.— n. Screen′ing-machine′ , an apparatus for sifting coal.— n.pl. Screen′ings , the refuse matter after sifting. [O. Fr. escren (Fr. écran ), from Old High Ger. scranna , a court; Ger. schranne , a bench.]