scrim

scrim

noun \ˈskrim\

Definition of SCRIM

1

: a durable plain-woven usually cotton fabric for use in clothing, curtains, building, and industry

2

: a theater drop that appears opaque when a scene in front is lighted and transparent or translucent when a scene in back is lighted

3

: something likened to a theater scrim

Origin of SCRIM

origin unknown

First Known Use: 1792

Rhymes with SCRIM

bream, brim, dim, glim, grim, Grimm, gym, him, hymn, limb, limn, mim, nim, prim, rim, shim, skim, slim, swim, Tim, trim, vim, whim