transcription, транскрипция: [ bækklɒθ, AM -klɔ:θ ]
( backcloths)
1.
A backcloth is a large piece of cloth, often with scenery or buildings painted on it, that is hung at the back of a stage while a play is being performed. ( BRIT; in AM, use backdrop )
= backdrop
N-COUNT
2.
The backcloth to an event is the general situation in which it happens. ( BRIT JOURNALISM or LITERARY )
I’m not impressed by the promise of tax cuts against the backcloth of a public-spending deficit.
= background
N-SING : with supp , oft N of n