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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Random object juxtapositions create ever-changing patterns of illumination, which reflect off an angled mirror fixed above and onto the back of the big scrim.
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Christopher Knight, Los Angeles Times, 17 Sep. 2024
There are deep cuts for the fans too—like the packaging, which combines R.E.M. Beauty shapes with illustrations seen in the original L. Frank Baum books and on the scrim from the musical.
—Margaux Anbouba, Vogue, 18 Sep. 2024
Through the veiled scrim, some sort of machinery can be glimpsed inside.
—Christopher Knight, Los Angeles Times, 17 Sep. 2024
Photo: Miramax / courtesy Everett Collection Unzipped: The peekaboo scrim; the view from the audience to the stage.
—Laird Borrelli-Persson, Vogue, 14 Aug. 2024
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Christopher Knight, Los Angeles Times, 17 Sep. 2024
There are deep cuts for the fans too—like the packaging, which combines R.E.M. Beauty shapes with illustrations seen in the original L. Frank Baum books and on the scrim from the musical.
—Margaux Anbouba, Vogue, 18 Sep. 2024
Through the veiled scrim, some sort of machinery can be glimpsed inside.
—Christopher Knight, Los Angeles Times, 17 Sep. 2024
Photo: Miramax / courtesy Everett Collection Unzipped: The peekaboo scrim; the view from the audience to the stage.
—Laird Borrelli-Persson, Vogue, 14 Aug. 2024
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“Scrim.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/scrim. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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