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silvercloth

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

The world of motion pictures.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: dated, no-plural

Examples

  • Mary Pickford is bringing the story-book children, beloved by young and old, to the silvercloth. (Motion Picture Magazine, November 1921)
  • Madame Nazimova has brought a twentieth century Camille to the silvercloth. (Motion Picture Magazine, December 1921)

Meaning relationships

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Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From silver + cloth.