"figurante" meaning in English

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          "text": "Gradually the hedges and fields give way before long rows of houses; and a few single domiciles, with plats of turf cut into patterns, and bunches of daisies dusty and dry as if just dropped from the wreath of a figurante, are what the orientals call so pleasant and rural, so convenient for stages and Sunday.",
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        "A female figurant, especially a ballet dancer."
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        "(dated) A female figurant, especially a ballet dancer."
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