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
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In this respect, the chapter is representative of the book: technology is used to suggest intimacy, but instead sometimes operates like a scrim.
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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
At the center of the room is a textile scrim that gives the audience a preview of the show.
—Denni Hu, WWD, 19 Mar. 2025
The facade’s most distinctive element is a series of diagonal metal scrims across its face.
—Edward Keegan, Chicago Tribune, 9 Feb. 2025
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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
At the center of the room is a textile scrim that gives the audience a preview of the show.
—Denni Hu, WWD, 19 Mar. 2025
The facade’s most distinctive element is a series of diagonal metal scrims across its face.
—Edward Keegan, Chicago Tribune, 9 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for scrim
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“Scrim.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/scrim. Accessed 22 Apr. 2025.
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