an open-weave muslin or hessian fabric, used in upholstery, lining, building, and in the theatre to create the illusion of a solid wall or to suggest haziness, etc, according to the lighting
Word origin
C18: origin unknown
scrim in American English
(skrɪm)
noun
1.
a light, sheer, loosely woven cotton or linen cloth, used for curtains, upholstery linings, etc.
2. US
a hanging of such cloth used in theatrical productions either as an opaque backdrop or as a semitransparent curtain, depending on the lighting
Examples of 'scrim' in a sentence
scrim
There was no moon at all, and a faint silver peppering of stars hardly showed through the scrim of high cloud.