Scrim

Quick meaning: Scrim is a noun meaning A kind of light cotton or linen fabric, often woven in openwork patterns, used for curtains, etc,.

Meaning

A kind of light cotton or linen fabric, often woven in openwork patterns, used for curtains, etc,.

More Meanings

1. A large military scarf, usually camouflage coloured and used for concealment when not used as a scarf.
2. A woven, nonwoven or knitted fabric composed of continuous strands of material used for reinforcing or strengthening membranes.
3. (photography) A sheet of gauze etc. used to reduce the intensity of light.
4. Thin canvas glued on the inside of panels to prevent shrinking, checking, etc.
5. (photography) To use a scrim.
6. (theater) A theater drop that appears opaque when a scene in front is lighted and transparent or translucent when a scene in back is lighted.
7. (online gaming) A practice match between one or more organized teams usually in preparation for a more competitive format, such as a tournament.

Example Sentences

Accusations of him drinking instead of scrimming with the team, not attending practices at all and playing guitar instead of scrimming surfaced.

As a team, the players decided to focus less on streaming (a major source of income) and more on in-house scrims, VOD review and practice, hoping to become a better team.

Mummified mannequins dangling above the set, illuminated from within, were a heavy-handed touch, but the designer George Tsypin’s translucent scrims and painted drops beautifully conveyed the passage of sun-blasted days and bone-chilling nights on the edge of civilization.

Word Forms

• scrims
• scrimming
• scrimmed

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include skrim, scrimpt, scrimption, scroop, crash, scrimshaw.

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