- silver screen
- silver screen (n.) 1921, originally in reference to movie house projection screens colored with metallic paint to be more reflective. Transferred sense of "movies generally" is attested from 1924.
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Silver Screen — Cinemas is a multiplex cinema operator in Poland.It operates three cinemas in Warsaw, one in Gdynia and Łódź under the brand of Silver Screen. The third cinema in Warsaw was opened in the beginning of 2004, in the Targówek district. With about… … Wikipedia
silver screen — n the silver screen old fashioned the film industry, especially in Hollywood ▪ stars of the silver screen … Dictionary of contemporary English
silver screen — The silver screen is the cinema … The small dictionary of idiomes
silver screen — n. 1. a screen on which films are projected in theaters ☆ 2. films collectively: with the … English World dictionary
Silver screen — A silver screen, also known as a silver lenticular screen, is a type of projection screen that was popular in the early years of the motion picture industry, and is still used in projecting 3 D films.The term silver screen originated in reference … Wikipedia
silver screen — noun 1. the film industry • Hypernyms: ↑film, ↑cinema, ↑celluloid 2. a white or silvered surface where pictures can be projected for viewing • Syn: ↑screen, ↑projection screen • Deriv … Useful english dictionary
silver screen — N SING: the N People sometimes refer to the films that are shown in cinemas as the silver screen. Marlon Brando, Steve McQueen, and James Dean are now legends of the silver screen... We don t see much of dear old Peter O Toole on the silver… … English dictionary
silver screen — noun the silver screen old fashioned the film industry, especially of Hollywood: stars of the silver screen … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
silver screen — noun a) the cinema screen onto which movies are projected Stars of the stage and the silver screen gathered for the awards ceremony. b) By extension, the movies or that related to movies or cinema. Syn: big screen … Wiktionary
silver screen — 1. motion pictures; the motion picture industry: a star of the silver screen. 2. a special screen on which motion pictures are projected. [1915 20] * * * … Universalium
