shadow play

noun

a show in which shadows of puppets, flat figures, or live actors are projected onto a lighted screen.
Also called shadowgraph, shadow pantomime, shadow show, shadow theater.

Origin of shadow play

First recorded in 1890–95

Words nearby shadow play

shadow dance, shadow history, shadow mask, shadow of one's self, shadow pin, shadow play, shadow price, shadow roll, shadow test, shadow-box, shadowbox

Example sentences from the Web for shadow play

  • Was it a moving herd, a shifting mist, a shadow-play between the night and dawn?

    Under Two Flags |Ouida [Louise de la Ramee]

British Dictionary definitions for shadow play

shadow play

noun

a theatrical entertainment using shadows thrown by puppets or actors onto a lighted screen