Meaning of staffage | Babel Free

Definitions

The people and animals represented in a landscape painting.

uncountable, usually

Examples

“Some tourists aggravate their position by hiring a guide. Every city of any historic importance breeds a class of mortals that are born guides; they have come to belong to the "staffage" of picturesque surroundings; and in this respect Prague is happily yet unspoilt.”

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