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Scrim vs X - What's the difference?

scrim | x |

As a noun scrim

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

As a letter x is

the twenty-fourth letter of the.

As a symbol x is

voiceless velar fricative.

scrim

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • A kind of light cotton or linen fabric, often woven in openwork patterns, -- used for curtains, etc,.
  • A large military scarf, usually camouflage coloured and used for concealment when not used as a scarf.
  • A woven, nonwoven or knitted fabric composted of continuous strands of material used for reinforcing or strengthening membranes.
  • (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.
  • * {{quote-news, year=2007, date=January 22, author=Steve Smith, title=In Austin, Echoes of a Distant War in an Opera’s American Premiere, work=New York Times citation
  • , passage=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. }}
  • Thin canvas glued on the inside of panels to prevent shrinking, checking, etc.
  • Anagrams

    *

    x

    Translingual

    {{Basic Latin character info, previous=W, next=Y, image= (wikipedia X)

    Etymology 1

    Letter

  • The twenty-fourth letter of the .
  • See also
    (Latn-script)

    Cardinal number

    (mul-number)
  • The number 10.
  • Symbol

    (mul-symbol)
  • A symbol of the IPA, representing a voiceless uvular fricative.
  • strike
  • Etymology 2

    Possibly from skull and crossbones

    Symbol

    (mul-symbol)
  • Derived terms
    * XXX

    See also

    {{Letter , page=X , NATO=X-ray , Morse=–··– , Character=X , Braille=? }} Image:Latin X.png, Capital and lowercase versions of X , in normal and italic type Image:Fraktur letter X.png, Uppercase and lowercase X in Fraktur Roman numerals ----