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staffage
/stəˈfɑːʒ/
noun
mass noun
Accessory items in a painting, especially figures or animals in a landscape picture.
Origin
Late 19th century: from German, from staffieren ‘decorate’, perhaps from Old French estoffer, from estoffe ‘stuff’.
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Frank Swah became a noted, if frequently ridiculed, artist because of the oddities he added to the staffage of his work.
