Definition of "hand-screen" [hand-screen]

• A small screen used to protect the face and head from the heat of a fire or of the sun. (noun)

The Century Dictionary (Public Domain)

• "He recently made the hand-screen connection and now is adept at playing nintendo and using the mouse on the computer--and he's not even 2 yet!"
• "Elfride had turned from the table towards the fire and was idly elevating a hand-screen before her face, when she heard the click of a little gate outside."
• "The tiny face in the hand-screen grinned sheepishly."