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== Description == | == Description == | ||
| − | A coarse, open-weave cotton or linen fabric. Scrim is used for curtains or upholstery linings and as a carrier for adhesive films. It is also used in the theater as a backdrop curtain that appears solid with front lighting and transparent with back lighting. | + | A coarse, open-weave [[cotton]] or [[linen]] fabric. Scrim is used for curtains or upholstery linings and as a carrier for adhesive films. It is also used in the theater as a backdrop curtain that appears solid with front lighting and transparent with back lighting. |
== Synonyms and Related Terms == | == Synonyms and Related Terms == | ||
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bucarán (Esp.) | bucarán (Esp.) | ||
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* ''The American Heritage Dictionary'' or ''Encarta'', via Microsoft Bookshelf 98, Microsoft Corp., 1998 | * ''The American Heritage Dictionary'' or ''Encarta'', via Microsoft Bookshelf 98, Microsoft Corp., 1998 | ||
Latest revision as of 09:55, 16 June 2022
Description
A coarse, open-weave Cotton or Linen fabric. Scrim is used for curtains or upholstery linings and as a carrier for adhesive films. It is also used in the theater as a backdrop curtain that appears solid with front lighting and transparent with back lighting.
Synonyms and Related Terms
bucarán (Esp.)
Resources and Citations
- The American Heritage Dictionary or Encarta, via Microsoft Bookshelf 98, Microsoft Corp., 1998
- R. Mayer, The Artist's Handbook of Materials and Techniques, Viking Press, New York, 1981
- Thomas C. Jester (ed.), Twentieth-Century Building Materials, McGraw-Hill Companies, Washington DC, 1995
- Rosalie Rosso King, Textile Identification, Conservation, and Preservation, Noyes Publications, Park Ridge, NJ, 1985
- Hoechst Celanese Corporation, Dictionary of Fiber & Textile Technology (older version called Man-made Fiber and Textile Dictionary, 1965), Hoechst Celanese Corporation, Charlotte NC, 1990
- Edward Reich, Carlton J. Siegler, Consumer Goods: How to Know and Use Them, American Book Company, New York City, 1937
- The American Heritage Dictionary or Encarta, via Microsoft Bookshelf 98, Microsoft Corp., 1998