See gobo on Wiktionary
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[
"illuminated",
"illuminated#Adjective"
],
[
"actor",
"actor"
],
[
"object",
"object#Noun"
],
[
"diffuse",
"diffuse#Verb"
],
[
"glare",
"glare#Noun"
]
],
"raw_glosses": [
"(film, photography, television) A screen (often in disc form) placed between a light and an illuminated actor or object in order to diffuse the glare."
],
"topics": [
"arts",
"broadcasting",
"film",
"hobbies",
"lifestyle",
"media",
"photography",
"television"
]
},
{
"categories": [
"en:Sound engineering"
],
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"A device used to shield a microphone from extraneous sounds."
],
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[
"sound engineering",
"sound engineering"
],
[
"device",
"device"
],
[
"used",
"use#Verb"
],
[
"shield",
"shield#Verb"
],
[
"microphone",
"microphone"
],
[
"extraneous",
"extraneous"
],
[
"sounds",
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"(sound engineering) A device used to shield a microphone from extraneous sounds."
]
},
{
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"en:Theater"
],
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"A template inserted over a light source to control the shape of the thrown light."
],
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[
"theater",
"theater"
],
[
"template",
"template#Noun"
],
[
"inserted",
"insert#Verb"
],
[
"source",
"source#Noun"
],
[
"control",
"control#Verb"
],
[
"shape",
"shape#Noun"
],
[
"thrown",
"thrown#Adjective"
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"(theater) A template inserted over a light source to control the shape of the thrown light."
],
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"lifestyle",
"theater"
]
}
],
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"ipa": "/ˈɡəʊbəʊ/",
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"Received-Pronunciation"
]
},
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},
{
"ipa": "/ˈɡoʊˌboʊ/",
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]
},
{
"rhymes": "-əʊbəʊ"
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"code": "it",
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"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "filtro"
},
{
"code": "it",
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"sense": "device used to shield a microphone from extraneous sounds",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
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},
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"code": "eu",
"lang": "Basque",
"sense": "template inserted over a light source to control the shape of the thrown light",
"word": "gobo"
},
{
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"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "template inserted over a light source to control the shape of the thrown light",
"word": "gobo"
},
{
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"lang": "French",
"sense": "template inserted over a light source to control the shape of the thrown light",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "gobo"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "template inserted over a light source to control the shape of the thrown light",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
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},
{
"code": "it",
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"sense": "template inserted over a light source to control the shape of the thrown light",
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},
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"masculine"
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"lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
"sense": "template inserted over a light source to control the shape of the thrown light",
"word": "gobo"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "template inserted over a light source to control the shape of the thrown light",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "gobo"
},
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"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "template inserted over a light source to control the shape of the thrown light",
"word": "gobo"
}
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},
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{
"args": {
"1": "2"
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}
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"ref": "1988, Brant S. Rogers, Culinary Botany: The Essential Handbook:",
"text": "While oriental and specialty markets sell Gobo root to Japanese cooks, herbal medicine enthusiasts use common burdock.",
"type": "quote"
}
],
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"The taproot of young edible burdock plants (Arctium lappa), eaten as a root vegetable."
],
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],
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"young",
"young#Adjective"
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"plants",
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[
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[
"eaten",
"eat#Verb"
],
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"root vegetable",
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],
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}
],
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"tags": [
"Received-Pronunciation"
]
},
{
"ipa": "/ˈɡɒ-/",
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"Received-Pronunciation"
]
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"word": "goba"
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