silver sheet
Word Rarity
Uncommon
Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.26 in modern English
17
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
By extension, movies, the film industry, or that which is related to movies or cinema (often preceded with "the")
Dated
Example Sentences
- "Famous Players-Lasky Corporation, producers of Paramount Pictures today, has its product displayed upon the silver sheet in every country where there is a projection machine."
- "Ushers rushed up and dragged the belligerent one off before serious damage was done either to himself or the silver sheet."
- "After years in local theatre productions, he made his debut on the silver sheet and became known around the world."
- "I began writing for the screen, which hadn't as yet been christened the "silver sheet," while employed on the Dramatic Mirror in New York City"
- "On the screen Virginia Valli impresses one as mature, womanly, and reserved; off the silver sheet there is an elfin charm about her..."