silvercloth

noun

silvercloth

noun

Etymology From silver + cloth.

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Dated, No plural The world of motion pictures.

  • Mary Pickford is bringing the story-book children, beloved by young and old, to the silvercloth. (Motion Picture Magazine, November 1921)
  • Madame Nazimova has brought a twentieth century Camille to the silvercloth. (Motion Picture Magazine, December 1921)

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