See Also: cameline(1)(dictionary)
cameline(2)(dictionary)

blackout (oh) and cameline(1) (iou)


blackout (oh)



a period of darkness caused by a failure of the electricity supply
-synonym power cut power cut
a situation in which particular pieces of news or information are not allowed to be reported
::As the crisis worsened, the authorities imposed a news blackout .
a period during a war when all the lights in a town or city must be turned off
if someone has a blackout, they suddenly become unconscious

cameline(1) (iou)



cameline noun1. Now rare or obsolete. ME.
[Old French camelin from medieval Latin camelinum use as noun of neut. of adjective camelinus of a camel: see CAMEL, -INE1.]
A kind of fabric made from or supposedly made from camel's hair; a garment made of this. Cf. CAMLET.