Synonyms for scrim


Grammar : Noun
Spell : skrim
Phonetic Transcription : skrɪm

Top 10 synonyms for scrim Other synonyms for the word scrim

Définition of scrim

Origin :
  • "upholstery lining," 1792, of unknown origin.
  • As in drop curtain : noun theater curtain
  • As in backdrop : noun setting for something
Example sentences :
  • Well, I was ready for any scrim of a shortage—I mean any sort of a scrimmage.
  • Extract from : « Frank Merriwell's Races » by Burt L. Standish
  • She asked this question after she had shown the scrim curtains she had found and brought home with her.
  • Extract from : « The Daughter of the Storage » by William Dean Howells
  • I've lost my check-book somewhere in the scrim, and so I wonder if you'd send her some money.
  • Extract from : « The Return of the Soldier » by Rebecca West
  • Both of them, peering through the scrim curtains, saw a tall white figure disappear into the spring-house.
  • Extract from : « A Woman Named Smith » by Marie Conway Oemler
  • Take a square of scrim or Hardanger canvas eight inches large.
  • Extract from : « The Library of Work and Play: Needlecraft » by Effie Archer Archer
  • Work the design on it and when the cross-stitching is all finished pull out the scrim thread by thread.
  • Extract from : « The Library of Work and Play: Needlecraft » by Effie Archer Archer
  • Sometimes you will have to snip the thread of the scrim if your needle accidentally gets caught in them.
  • Extract from : « The Library of Work and Play: Needlecraft » by Effie Archer Archer
  • Personally I do not think it pays to work elaborate patterns on scrim as the background is not substantial enough.
  • Extract from : « The Library of Work and Play: Needlecraft » by Effie Archer Archer
  • Scrim curtains with a single row of the smaller beads add a pretty touch of colour to the otherwise plain window.
  • Extract from : « The Library of Work and Play: Needlecraft » by Effie Archer Archer
  • Dimity, dotted swiss, scrim, plain net or grass linen are materials that are inexpensive as well as artistic.
  • Extract from : « The Library of Work and Play: Needlecraft » by Effie Archer Archer

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