backcloth

back-cloth

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [bak-klawth, -kloth]
- /ˈbækˌklɔθ, -ˌklɒθ/
- /ˈbæk.drɒp/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [bak-klawth, -kloth]
- /ˈbækˌklɔθ, -ˌklɒθ/

Definitions of backcloth word

countable noun backcloth 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. 3
singular noun backcloth The backcloth of an event is the general situation in which it happens. 3
noun backcloth a large painted curtain hanging at the back of a stage set 3
abbreviation BACKCLOTH backdrop 3
noun plural backcloth backdrop (def 1). 1
noun backcloth The painted scenery at the back of a stage; the backdrop. 1

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Origin of backcloth

First appearance:

before 1870

One of the 26% newest English words

First recorded in 1870-75

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Parts of speech for Backcloth

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Backcloth

backcloth popularity

This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 6% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.

According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

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Synonyms for backcloth

noun backcloth

backdrop — A backdrop is a large piece of cloth, often with scenery painted on it, that is hung at the back of a stage while a play is being performed.
scenery — the general appearance of a place; the aggregate of features that give character to a landscape.
set — to put (something or someone) in a particular place: to set a vase on a table.
background — Your background is the kind of family you come from and the kind of education you have had. It can also refer to such things as your social and racial origins, your financial status, or the type of work experience that you have.
scene — the place where some action or event occurs: He returned to the scene of the murder.

All 6 Synonyms of backcloth