film

n. 1 thin coating or covering layer. 2 strip or sheet of plastic etc. Coated with light-sensitive emulsion for exposure in a camera. 3 a story, episode, etc., on film, with the illusion of movement. B (in pl.) The cinema industry. 4 slight veil or haze etc. 5 dimness or morbid growth affecting the eyes. v. 1 make a photographic film of (a scene, story, etc.). 2 cover or become covered with or as with a film. [old english]

n. A thin skin; a pellicle; a membranous covering, causing opacity; hence, any thin, slight covering.