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
Words nearby back-cloth
back yard,
back, sack, and crack,
back-alley,
back-and-forth,
back-check,
back-cloth,
back-end load,
back-load,
back-mutate,
back-order,
back-paddle
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