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backcloth
/ ˈbækˌklɒθ /
noun
- a large painted curtain hanging at the back of a stage set Also calledbackdrop
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The ballets were given in costume, but against a black backcloth, the scenery being then in Paris.
From Project Gutenberg
Requires a dab of red in all that backcloth of green and black, doesnt it?
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In Marius the background is merely a backcloth for mental poses plastiques.
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