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backcloth  (backcloths plural )
1  n-count 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)  (=backdrop) 
in AM, use  backdrop  
2  n-sing The backcloth to  an event is the general situation in which it happens. 
 (BRIT, JOURNALISM or) 
LITERARY with supp, oft N of n  (=background) 
I'm not impressed by the promise of tax cuts against the backcloth of a public-spending deficit.  



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