scrim

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

scrim
    n 1: a firm open-weave fabric used for a curtain in the theater

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Scrim \Scrim\, n.
   1. A kind of light cotton or linen fabric, often woven in
      openwork patterns, -- used for curtains, etc,; -- called
      also {India scrim}.
      [1913 Webster]

   2. pl. Thin canvas glued on the inside of panels to prevent
      shrinking, checking, etc.
      [1913 Webster]

from Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0

34 Moby Thesaurus words for "scrim":
      act drop, asbestos, asbestos board, backdrop, batten, border,
      cloth, coulisse, counterweight, curtain, curtain board, cyclorama,
      decor, drop, drop curtain, fire curtain, flat, flipper, hanging,
      rag, scene, scenery, screen, side scene, stage screw, tab, tableau,
      teaser, tormentor, transformation, transformation scene, wing,
      wingcut, woodcut

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