a movable screen or cover for a window, usually hinged and often fitted with louvers
anything used to cover an opening, as a slide or door on a lantern
Photog. a device that controls the duration of an exposure by opening and closing, allowing light to reach the film or plate for a specified amount of time
transitive verb
to close or furnish with a shutter or shutters
See shutter in American Heritage Dictionary 4
(shŭtˈər)
noun
One that shuts, as:
a. A hinged cover or screen for a window, usually fitted with louvers.
b. A mechanical device of a camera that controls the duration of a photographic exposure, as by opening and closing to allow light coming through the lens to expose a plate or film.
shuttersMusic The movable louvers on a pipe organ, controlled by pedals, that open and close the swell box.