scrim - What does it mean?

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.