Synonyms for silver screen

Grammar : Noun

Définition of silver screen

Origin : 1921, originally in reference to movie house projection screens colored with metallic paint to be more reflective. Transferred sense of "movies generally" is attested from 1924.

noun motion picture industry

Example sentences :

Across its silver screen there passed a long procession of pictures.
Extract from : « The Red Lure » by Roy J. Snell

And on a far wall, facing them all, hung a silver screen, fifty feet square.
Extract from : « The Valley » by Richard Stockham

What was unrolled on the silver screen were chapters from Lee's own life.
Extract from : « The Brain » by Alexander Blade

A small movie projector began to purr; a bright rectangle was thrown upon the silver screen and then, Lee stirred.
Extract from : « The Brain » by Alexander Blade

Acknowledged by producers, directors, film stars and the public alike as an authority on the silver screen art.
Extract from : « What's in the New York Evening Journal » by New York Evening Journal

Words or expressions associated with your search

Most wanted synonyms

Based on : Thesaurus.com - Gutenberg.org - Dictionary.com - Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019