skrim

Noun

skrim (countable and uncountable, plural skrims)

1. A loose-weave fabric made of fiberglass, used for insulation.
   • A fiberglass skrim insulator was layed^([sic]) on.
     • The aluminum honeycomb was layed on each surface of the rhombus.
     • A second fiberglass skrim cloth was layed on.1983, Belvoir Research and Development Center (U.S.), Historical Review, page 34
   • The complete jacket is a lamination of kraft paper, fiberglass cloth (skrim) and either aluminum foil or metalized film.1988, Plumbing Engineer - Volume 16, page 52
2. Theater drop
   • AN IDEA for achieving a dramatic feet in some of your school plays at Christmas or other time's is a skrim curtain such as that used in the Northern Illinois State Teachers College production, "It is Written in the Code."1950, Illinois Education - Volumes 39-40, page 121
   • JOEY tosses the fallen rope into the wings and examines the curtain. lt is a painted skrim and across its center is the large, lettered sign, "ASBESTOS."1974, Dick Poston, There Goes The Old Ball Game, page 1
3. Canvas backing to prevent slipping or shrinkage.
   • Now nearly all tufted carpeting is made with an extra "skrim" backing of jute, which has eliminated the problem. Some inexpensive carpeting, however, is still made without a skrim back.1989, Harris Mitchell, You wanted to know, →ISBN
   • ...laminating a precut article having an upper surface and a lower surface bwtween a clear polyester coating on the upper surface of said article and an adhesive skrim backing on the lower surface of said article...1991, Official Gazette of the United States Patent and Trademark Office, page 1500.