Definition of Figurants

1. Noun. (plural of figurant) ¹

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Definition of Figurants

1. figurant [n] - See also: figurant

Lexicographical Neighbors of Figurants

figpecker
figs
figulate
figuline
figulines
figurabilities
figurability
figurable
figural
figural aftereffect
figural blindness
figurally
figurant
figurante
figurantes
figurants (current term)
figurate
figurate number
figurate numbers
figurated
figurately
figuration
figurations
figurative
figuratively
figurativeness
figuratus
figure
figure-of-8 abnormality
figure-of-8 bandage

Literary usage of Figurants

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Caliban by the Yellow Sands by Percy MacKaye (1916)
"INTERLUDE II SECOND ACTION: FRENCH COMMUNITY ACTORS [150] Comprise Individuals [4] PARTICIPANTS [50] figurants [100] Francis I, of France Heralds [10: ..."

2. The Musical World (1875)
"... junr) ; six doubles and figurants; four solo female dancers; five solo female dancers who were also doubles; five female doubles and figurants; ..."

3. The Bookman (1906)
"The number of "figurants" rises from 200, in 1798, to 1800, in 1905, ... Everywhere you come across some of the "figurants" in their picturesque dresses, ..."

4. Richard Wagner's Letters to His Dresden Friends: Theodor Uhlig, Wilhelm by Richard Wagner, John South Shedlock (1890)
"The figurants who had for the time replaced them would still remain on the stage, and, ... In any case, the ambassadors must be represented by figurants. ..."

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