backcloth

/ (ˈbækˌklɒθ) /

noun

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

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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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