Backcloth
The Concise Oxford Companion to the Theatre
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1996
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Backcloth, flat painted canvas, or a plain surface on which light can be projected. Hanging at the back of the stage, suspended from the
grid, it was used in combination with
wings to form a wing-and-backcloth scene. It was replaced by the
box-set and is now used only in ballet, opera, and pantomime. It is known in America as a backdrop.
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owls
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Owl Nebula
Book article from: A Dictionary of Astronomy
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