Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A durable, loosely woven fabric, often cotton, linen, hemp, or a synthetic fiber, used for curtains or upholstery lining or in industry.
- noun A transparent fabric used as a drop in the theater to create special effects of lights or atmosphere.
- noun Something that conceals or obscures something else.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun Thin, strong cloth, cotton or linen, used in upholstery and other arts for linings, etc.
- noun plural Thin canvas glued on the inside of a panel to keep it from cracking or breaking.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun A kind of light cotton or linen fabric, often woven in openwork patterns, -- used for curtains, etc,; -- called also
India scrim . - noun Thin canvas glued on the inside of panels to prevent shrinking, checking, etc.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun A kind of light
cotton orlinen fabric , oftenwoven inopenwork patterns, -- used forcurtains , etc,. - noun A large military
scarf , usuallycamouflage coloured and used forconcealment when not used as a scarf. - noun A woven,
nonwoven orknitted fabric composted of continuousstrands of material used forreinforcing orstrengthening membranes . - noun A
theater drop that appearsopaque when a scene in front is lighted andtransparent ortranslucent when a scene in back is lighted. - noun Thin canvas glued on the inside of panels to prevent shrinking, checking, etc.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a firm open-weave fabric used for a curtain in the theater
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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This paper scrim, which is pre-cut to be a little smaller than the sole bottom, also prevents the plastic from forcing its way between the upper and insole.
Chapter 6 1982
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The outside is wrapped with a flowing metal scrim, which is not only beautiful but practical, as it keeps the morning sun off the building.
Tucson Weekly 2008
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The rims share technology with the more expensive models in the range, including uni-directional carbon fibre construction, boosted stopping performance (thanks to the tactile 'scrim' layer on the brake track) and hidden nipples, which improve aerodynamics.
BikeBiz 2010
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The rims share technology with the more expensive models in the range, including uni-directional carbon fibre construction, boosted stopping performance (thanks to the tactile 'scrim' layer on the brake track) and hidden nipples, which improve aerodynamics.
BikeBiz 2010
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The rims share technology with the more expensive models in the range, including uni-directional carbon fibre construction, boosted stopping performance (thanks to the tactile 'scrim' layer on the brake track) and hidden nipples, which improve aerodynamics.
BikeBiz 2010
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The rims share technology with the more expensive models in the range, including uni-directional carbon fibre construction, boosted stopping performance (thanks to the tactile 'scrim' layer on the brake track) and hidden nipples, which improve aerodynamics.
BikeBiz 2010
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It seems that Apple is looking in to the use of carbon fibre composite materials to cut the weight of its next generation of portable devices - and has patented a technique for improving the look via what it describes as a "scrim" layer.
bit-tech.net Feed 2009
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It simply adds an additional layer, which the application describes as a "scrim," to the traditional carbon fiber laminating process.
Ars Technica 2009
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It seems that Apple is looking in to the use of carbon fibre composite materials to cut the weight of its next generation of portable devices - and has patented a technique for improving the look via what it describes as a "scrim" layer.
bit-tech.net Feed 2009
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It seems that Apple is looking in to the use of carbon fibre composite materials to cut the weight of its next generation of portable devices - and has patented a technique for improving the look via what it describes as a "scrim" layer.
bit-tech.net Feed 2009
chained_bear commented on the word scrim
Also a good name for a German shepherd, but only when used with another German shepherd named Velcro. And see John's list of Band Names, just because.
November 30, 2007
gangerh commented on the word scrim
Thin gauze covering a light to cut down the glare.
July 15, 2008