forestage

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Noun

forestage (plural forestages)

1. The part of a theatre stage in front of the closed curtain.
2. A preliminary or developmental stage.
3. (obsolete) Forecastle.

Translations

• French: avant-scène
• German: Vorbühne
• Italian: ribalta
• Portuguese: ribalta
• Russian: авансце́на

Verb

forestage (forestages, present participle forestaging; past and past participle forestaged)

1. (theatre) To block so that someone or something appears in the forestage.
2. (by extension) To make prominent; to bring into focus.

Noun

forestage (plural forestages)

1. (UK, legal, historical) A duty or tribute payable to the king's foresters.
2. (UK, legal, historical) A service paid by foresters to the king.

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