Syn: background, backcloth
[WordNet 1.5]
2. the background, setting, or circumstances of an event; as, the backdrop for the summit meeting. [PJC]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
backcloth — [bak′klôth΄] n. Chiefly Brit. BACKDROP * * * back·cloth (băkʹklôth, klŏth) n. See backdrop. * * * … Universalium
backcloth — [bak′klôth΄] n. Chiefly Brit. BACKDROP … English World dictionary
backcloth — [[t]bæ̱kklɒθ, AM klɔːθ[/t]] backcloths 1) N COUNT A backcloth is a large piece of cloth, often with scenery or buildings painted on it, that is hung at the back of a stage while a play is being performed. [BRIT] Syn: backdrop (in AM, use… … English dictionary
backcloth — UK [ˈbækˌklɒθ] / US [ˈbækˌklɔθ] noun [countable] Word forms backcloth : singular backcloth plural backcloths theatre British a cloth that hangs at the back of a stage, especially a painted one used in a play • against a backcloth of something … English dictionary
backcloth — noun (C) 1 a painted cloth hung across the back of a stage 2 the conditions or situation in which something happens: Against this backcloth of industrial turmoil, violence was always likely … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
backcloth — noun Date: 1886 chiefly British backdrop … New Collegiate Dictionary
backcloth — noun the painted scenery at the back of a stage; the backdrop … Wiktionary
backcloth — back|cloth [ˈbæk klɔθ US klo:θ] n especially BrE 1.) a ↑backdrop 2.) a ↑backdrop … Dictionary of contemporary English
backcloth — back|cloth [ bæk,klɔθ ] noun count BRITISH a BACKDROP … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
backcloth — n. back curtain on a stage; background … English contemporary dictionary
