silvercloth

English

Etymology

silver +‎ cloth

Noun

silvercloth (plural not attested)

  1. (dated) The world of motion pictures.
    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)
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