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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Example sentences from the Web for backcloth
The ballets were given in costume, but against a black backcloth, the scenery being then in Paris.
An Autobiography|Igor StravinskyRequires a dab of red in all that backcloth of green and black, doesnt it?
Twos and Threes|G. B. SternIn Marius the background is merely a backcloth for mental poses plastiques.
Masques & Phases|Robert Ross