proscenium, apron, forestage
(noun) the part of a modern theater stage between the curtain and the orchestra (i.e., in front of the curtain)
Source: WordNet® 3.1
forestage (plural forestages)
The part of a theatre stage in front of the closed curtain.
A preliminary or developmental stage.
(obsolete) Forecastle.
forestage (third-person singular simple present forestages, present participle forestaging, simple past and past participle forestaged)
(theatre) To block so that someone or something appears in the forestage.
(by extension) To make prominent; to bring into focus.
forestage (plural forestages)
(UK, legal, historical) A duty or tribute payable to the king's foresters.
(UK, legal, historical) A service paid by foresters to the king.
• foregates, fosterage
Source: Wiktionary
For"est*age, n. Etym: [Cf. F. forestage.] (O. Eng. Law) (a) A duty or tribute payable to the king's foresters. (b) A service paid by foresters to the king.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
26 November 2024
(noun) (music) playing in a different key from the key intended; moving the pitch of a piece of music upwards or downwards
The Boston Tea Party helped popularize coffee in America. The hefty tea tax imposed on the colonies in 1773 resulted in America switching from tea to coffee. In the lead up to the Revolutionary War, it became patriotic to sip java instead of tea. The Civil War made the drink more pervasive. Coffee helped energize tired troops, and drinking it became an expression of freedom.
