scrim

noun

ˈskrim 

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

Examples of scrim in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The crowd takes selfies with their souvenir monsters, and the cheer when the TV show’s moody title sequence fills up one of the set’s enormous screens and scrims as the story kicks off is — like much of the following almost three hours — deafening. —Sara Holdren, Vulture, 23 Apr. 2025

One area behind the scrim, represents Diana’s house. —Michelle F. Solomon, Miami Herald, 2 Apr. 2025

In this respect, the chapter is representative of the book: technology is used to suggest intimacy, but instead sometimes operates like a scrim. —Anna Wiener, New Yorker, 9 Apr. 2025

Projection designs by Jamie Godwin also use the scrim to create a sense of place (one colorfully beautiful projection depicts San Francisco). —Michelle F. Solomon, Miami Herald, 2 Apr. 2025

Word History

Etymology

origin unknown

First Known Use

1793, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for scrim

• brim
• clim
• dim
• grim
• gym
• him
• hymn
• im
• limb
• mim
• prim
• rim