'backcloth' definitions:

Definition of 'backcloth'

From: WordNet
noun
Scenery hung at back of stage [syn: backdrop, background, backcloth]

Definition of 'backcloth'

From: GCIDE
  • backdrop \back"drop\ n.
  • 1. the scenery hung at back of stage. Also called in Britain backcloth.
  • Syn: background, backcloth [WordNet 1.5]
  • 2. the background, setting, or circumstances of an event; as, the backdrop for the summit meeting. [PJC]