Added 9 October 2026 backcloth noun Categories: ThingsRare Words noun ! Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. More about backcloth at Wordnik → Where our words come from → Scenery hung at back of stage. Origin From back + cloth. From Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org (CC BY-SA) Related Words: backdropbackgroundbackscenedecorbackstagescenebackbacklightskeneperiaktoiafterset Back to today's word