Backcloth
backdrop (def 1).
historical examples
in marius the background is merely a backcloth for mental poses plastiques.
masques & phases robert ross
requires a dab of red in all that backcloth of green and black, doesnt it?
twos and threes g. b. stern
noun
a large painted curtain hanging at the back of a stage set also called backdrop
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