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backcloth

/ (ˈbækˌklɒθ) /
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noun
a large painted curtain hanging at the back of a stage setAlso called: backdrop
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Words nearby backcloth

back catalogue, back channel, backchat, back-check, back clipping, backcloth, backcomb, back country, backcourt, backcourtman, backcross
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Words related to backcloth

act curtain, backdrop, cloth, drop, drop scene, scrim, tab, tableau curtain

How to use backcloth in a sentence

  • The ballets were given in costume, but against a black backcloth, the scenery being then in Paris.

    An Autobiography|Igor Stravinsky

  • Requires a dab of red in all that backcloth of green and black, doesnt it?

    Twos and Threes|G. B. Stern

  • In Marius the background is merely a backcloth for mental poses plastiques.

    Masques & Phases|Robert Ross
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