stage set meaning

• Noun: stage set  steyj set
  1. Representation consisting of the scenery and other properties used to identify the location of a dramatic production
     - set

  Derived forms: stage sets

  Type of: representation

  Part of: mise en scène, setting, stage setting

  Encyclopedia: Stage set

• set the stage for:    [American slang]v. ...
• set the stage for something:    [American idiom]to ...
• set the stage for sth:    [American slang]1. ...

Examples

1. such hotels were not just stage sets
2. is the stage set up like i asked
3. shops with props, backdrops, stage sets for sale, hire or loan should be included
4. the cobras were released onto a stage set up in the resort town of pattaya saturday
5. engravings of his stage sets were published in three series ( 1716, 1723, 1740 44)