cookie
n.— «An all-purpose shadow device, known variously as cookie, cuke, cucoloris, or dapple sheet, has found regular use in all types of program.» —by Gerald Millerson TV Scenic Design July 3, 1997. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
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