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Meaning of backcloth | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

The painted scenery at the back of a stage; the backdrop.

Examples

“Every day the coast looked the same, as though we had not moved; but we passed various places - trading places - with names like Gran’ Bassam, Little Popo, names that seemed to belong to some sordid farce acted in front of a sinister backcloth.”

CEFR level

B2

Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

See also

backcomb backcountry backcourt backcourtman backcourtmate backcrawl