"staffage" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: staffages [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from German Staffage. By surface analysis, staff + -age. Etymology templates: {{bor+|en|de|Staffage}} Borrowed from German Staffage, {{surf|en|staff|-age}} By surface analysis, staff + -age Head templates: {{en-noun|-|s}} staffage (usually uncountable, plural staffages)
  1. (painting) The people and animals represented in a landscape painting. Wikipedia link: staffage Tags: uncountable, usually Categories (topical): Painting

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