scrim
English
editPronunciation
edit- IPA(key): /skɹɪm/
Audio (Southern England): (file) - Rhymes: -ɪm
Etymology 1
editAttested since the end of the 18th century. Origin unknown.
In one of the earliest mentions, "The Statistical Account of Scotland", 1793, by John Sinclair, page 593, we read in a paragraph devoted to weavers: "Besides these, they are now much employed in working a thin kind of coarse linen called Silesias, vulgarly Scrims, whereof each piece is 27 or 30 inches broad".
Noun
editscrim (countable and uncountable, plural scrims)
- 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 composed 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.
- 2007 January 22, Steve Smith, “In Austin, Echoes of a Distant War in an Opera’s American Premiere”, in New York Times[1]:
- 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.
- (photography) A sheet of gauze etc. used to reduce the intensity of light.
- Thin canvas glued on the inside of panels to prevent shrinking, checking, etc.
Translations
editmilitary scarf
References
edit- “scrim”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
Verb
editscrim (third-person singular simple present scrims, present participle scrimming, simple past and past participle scrimmed)
- (photography) To use a scrim.
Etymology 2
editFrom scrimmage.
Noun
editscrim (plural scrims)
- (online gaming) A practice match between one or more organized teams usually in preparation for a more competitive format, such as a tournament.
- 2016, Blog of Legends, "The Gap hasn’t closed: Comparing the LCS and LCK at Worlds":
- As a team, the players decided to focus less on streaming (a major source of income) and more on in-house scrims, VOD review and practice, hoping to become a better team.
- 2016, Blog of Legends, "The Gap hasn’t closed: Comparing the LCS and LCK at Worlds":
Verb
editscrim (third-person singular simple present scrims, present participle scrimming, simple past and past participle scrimmed)
- (online gaming) To participate in a scrim.
- 2016, The Inquirer, The EE Blog: EternalEnvy Accuses Former Team, Team Secret, of Delayed Payments and Monetary Indiscretion[2]:
- Accusations of him drinking instead of scrimming with the team, not attending practices at all and playing guitar instead of scrimming surfaced.
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