■ noun
1》 a thin flexible strip of plastic or other material coated with light-sensitive emulsion for exposure in a camera.
2》 material in the form of a very thin flexible sheet.
↘a thin layer covering a surface.
3》 a story or event recorded by a camera as a series of moving images and shown in a cinema or on television.
■ verb
1》 make a ~ of.
2》 become or appear to become covered with a thin ~.
Origin
OE ~en 'membrane', of W. Gmc origin; related to fell 5 .