backdrop
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back·drop
(băk'drŏp') 
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n.
- A painted cloth hung at the back of a stage set. Also called backcloth.
- The setting, as of a historical event; the background.
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backdrop
On the theater stage, a large, taut, flat canvas, usually hung from the grid at the rear of the stage to mask the backstage area.
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categories related to 'backdrop'
- Stagecraft, Production, and Dramatic Structure - backdrop: curtain painted as scenery, hung at rear of stage
- Movie People and Show Business - backdrop: flat scenery set up behind actors
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Backdrop may refer to:
- Theatrical scenery
- Photography backdrops used in studio photography circa 1860-1920.
- Filming location
- Publicity backdrop
- Either of two professional wrestling techniques:
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