How to pronounce scrim
American English pronunciation
SKRIM
- IPA
- /ˈskɹɪm/
- Syllables
- SKRIM (1 syllable)
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What scrim means
A thin stage cloth that turns see-through when lit from behind
In a sentence: When the lights came up behind the scrim, a castle appeared like magic.
Where it comes from: No one is sure where it came from. By the end of the 1700s it was used for a thin, coarse linen.
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