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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ gcide ]

  backdrop \back"drop\ n.
     1. the scenery hung at back of stage. Also called in Britain
        backcloth.
  
     Syn: background, backcloth
          [WordNet 1.5]
  
     2. the background, setting, or circumstances of an event; as,
        the backdrop for the summit meeting.
        [PJC]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 :   [ wn ]

  backcloth
       n : scenery hung at back of stage [syn: backdrop, background]

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  back-cloth
     n.
     (alternative spelling of en backcloth)

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

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

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]

  back-cloth
     n.
     (alternative spelling of en backcloth)

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]

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

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]

  back-cloth
     n.
     (alternative spelling of en backcloth)

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]

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

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]

  back-cloth
     n.
     (alternative spelling of en backcloth)

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]

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

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  backcloth /bˈakklɒθ/
  jevištní pozadí

From English-Hindi FreeDict Dictionary ver. 1.6 :   [ freedict:eng-hin ]

  back-cloth /bˈakklˈɒθ/ 
  1. पृष्ठपट

From XDICT the English-Chinese dictionary :   [ xdict ]

     n. 背景幕;背景

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