celluloid

1. (figuratively, often used attributively) The genre of cinema; film.Examples: "In particular, they set Kerouac and Ginsberg to the specifications of an emergent superficial form—celluloid antiheroes—attractive to those in want of adventure and who would soon be reading On the Road (1957)."attributivecountablefigurativelyoftenuncountable

2. (obsolete) An item, such as a jacket, made from celluloid.Examples: "'What with that bearded Assyrian bull in London, and this Thug down here, who has ruined my clean celluloid, you seem to be keeping queer company, Ted Malone.'"countableobsoleteuncountable