What is anything behind, serving as a foil; as, the statue had a background of red hangings called?
background — Anything behind, serving as a foil; as, the statue had a background of red hangings. (Webster's 1913.)
Sources
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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