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Backdrop   /bˈækdrˌɑp/   Listen
Backdrop

noun
1.
Scenery hung at back of stage.  Synonyms: backcloth, background.






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"Backdrop" Quotes from Famous Books



... the camp of the horsemen, whose hide tents served as a backdrop for the fair long-haired giants and the tall women hovering about to view the captive. The circle about him then broke, and men stood aside for a newcomer. Ross had believed that his original captors were physically imposing, but this one was their master. Lying on the ground ...
— The Time Traders • Andre Norton



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