back-cloth

[ bak-klawth, -kloth ]
/ ˈbækˌklɔθ, -ˌklɒθ /

noun, plural backbak·cloths [bak-klawth z, -kloth z, -klawths, -kloths] /ˈbækˌklɔðz, -ˌklɒðz, -ˌklɔθs, -ˌklɒθs/. Chiefly British Theater.

Origin of back-cloth

First recorded in 1870–75

Example sentences from the Web for backcloth

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

    Masques & Phases |Robert Ross

British Dictionary definitions for backcloth

backcloth
/ (ˈbækˌklɒθ) /

noun

a large painted curtain hanging at the back of a stage set Also called: backdrop