scrim
- n a firm open-weave fabric used for a curtain in the theater
- In fact, the disparities were as superficial as a scrim.
- By contrast, the eyes in any face painted by him are likely to be missing entirely or smeared shut or obscured by a milky scrim.
- For one thing, its steel-mesh scrim is both a sunscreen and a design element that steps in sharp accordion folds at plaza level.