English Dictionary

scrim

/skɹɪm/

noun

A kind of light cotton or linen fabric, often woven in openwork patterns, used for curtains, etc,. / A large military scarf, usually camouflage coloured and used for concealment when not used as a scarf.

She wore a beautiful dress made of scrim.

意味（1）

A kind of light cotton or linen fabric, often woven in openwork patterns, used for curtains, etc,.

意味（2）

A large military scarf, usually camouflage coloured and used for concealment when not used as a scarf.

意味（3）

A woven, nonwoven or knitted fabric composed of continuous strands of material used for reinforcing or strengthening membranes.

意味（4）

(theater) A theater drop that appears opaque when a scene in front is lighted and transparent or translucent when a scene in back is lighted.

Mummified mannequins dangling above the set, illuminated from within, were a heavy-handed touch, but the designer George Tsypin’s translucent scrims and painted drops beautifully conveyed the passage of sun-blasted days and bone-chilling nights on the edge of civilization.

意味（5）

(photography) A sheet of gauze etc. used to reduce the intensity of light.

意味（6）

Thin canvas glued on the inside of panels to prevent shrinking, checking, etc.