silvercloth

English

Etymology

From silver +‎ cloth.

Noun

silvercloth (plural not attested)

1. (dated) The world of motion pictures.

   Mary Pickford is bringing the story-book children, beloved by young and old, to the silvercloth. (Motion Picture Magazine, November 1921)

   Madame Nazimova has brought a twentieth century Camille to the silvercloth. (Motion Picture Magazine, December 1921)