silvercloth

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noun

The world of motion pictures.

“Madame Nazimova has brought a twentieth century Camille to the silvercloth. (Motion Picture Magazine, December 1921)”

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Meanings

nounsilvercloth (plural not attested)
  1. datedno pluralThe world of motion pictures.

    Madame Nazimova has brought a twentieth century Camille to the silvercloth. (Motion Picture Magazine, December 1921)

    1 more example

    Mary Pickford is bringing the story-book children, beloved by young and old, to the silvercloth. (Motion Picture Magazine, November 1921)

Origin

From silver + cloth.

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APA

silvercloth. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/silvercloth

MLA

“silvercloth.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/silvercloth. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “silvercloth,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/silvercloth.

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