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prop(5) (iou)



prop noun5. M19.
[Abbreviation of PROPERTY.]
A portable object other than furniture or costumes used on the set of a play or film; transf. an accessory, an appurtenance. Freq. in pl. M19.
M. Fonteyn A tremendous variety of props..garlands, scarfs..baskets of flowers.
In pl. The department of a theatre etc. responsible for stage props; (treated as sing.) a person in charge of stage props in a theatre etc. colloq. M19.
Comb.: prop man, prop mistress, props man, props mistress, etc.: in charge of stage props in a theatre etc.