ˈʃʌtə n. & v. --n. 1 a
person or
thing that shuts. 2 a
each of a
pair or set of panels fixed
inside or
outside a
window for security or
privacy or to
keep the light in or
out. b a
structure of slats on rollers used for the
same purpose. 3 a
device that exposes the
film in a photographic
camera. 4 Mus. the
blind of a swell-box in an
organ used for controlling the sound-level. --v.tr. 1 put up the shutters
of. 2
provide with shutters. øput up the shutters 1
cease business for the
day. 2 cease business etc. permanently. øøshutterless adj.