forestage

fore·stage

F0257100 (fôr′stāj′)n. The part of a stage in front of the closed curtain.

forestage

(ˈfɒrɪstɪdʒ) n (Historical Terms) (in ancient times) a duty paid to a king by foresters

a•pron

(ˈeɪ prən)

n. 1. a garment covering part of the front of the body and usu. tied at the back of the waist, worn to protect the clothing. 2. a metal plate or cover, as on a machine, for protecting the operator. 3. a paved area near an airfield's buildings and hangars where planes are parked. 4. a. any device for protecting a surface of earth from the action of moving water. b. a platform to receive the water falling over a dam. 5. the part of a stage floor in front of the curtain line. 6. skirt (def. 5). 7. the outer border of a green of a golf course. 8. the part of the floor of a boxing ring that extends outside the ropes. 9. the open part of a pier for loading and unloading vessels. 10. the frill of long hairs on the throat and chest of certain long-haired dogs, as the collie. [1275–1325; Middle English napron (by later misdividing a napron as an apron) < Middle French naperon=nape tablecloth (< Latin mappa napkin; compare map) + -eron n. suffix]

forestage

The area of stage in front of the curtain in proscenium theaters.

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forestage - the part of a modern theater stage between the curtain and the orchestra (i.e., in front of the curtain)proscenium, apronfootlights - theater light at the front of a stage that illuminate the set and actorsprompt box, prompter's box - a booth projecting above the floor in the front of a stage where the prompter sits; opens toward the performers on stagestage - a large platform on which people can stand and can be seen by an audience; "he clambered up onto the stage and got the actors to help him into the box"theater stage, theatre stage - a stage in a theater on which actors can perform

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