| silver screen n. See screen. [From a type of movie screen covered with silver-colored metallic paint.] |
silver screen
n
the Informal
1. (Performing Arts) films collectively or the film industry
2. (Performing Arts) the screen onto which films are projected
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| Noun | 1. | silver screen - the film industry |
| 2. |  silver screen - a white or silvered surface where pictures can be projected for viewingsurface - the outer boundary of an artifact or a material layer constituting or resembling such a boundary; "there is a special cleaner for these surfaces"; "the cloth had a pattern of red dots on a white surface" wide screen - a projection screen that is much wider than it is high |
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