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noun
Byplay  n.  Action carried on aside, and commonly in dumb show, while the main action proceeds.






Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48








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"Byplay" Quotes from Famous Books



... Milo was blissfully unaware of this bit of byplay. "Do you think Mrs. Balcome and I could make such an extended trip on five ...
— Apron-Strings • Eleanor Gates

... mumbled something which I could not make out; besides, I was much more interested in a little byplay between Captain Riggs and Trego, which began as soon as Meeker and I had ...
— The Devil's Admiral • Frederick Ferdinand Moore

... isn't anything!" the lieutenant exclaimed with a laugh, as he kicked aside the bullet-punctured helmet Bob had dropped. "This is just a little byplay. You'll be under heavier fire than this, but don't worry. It takes a good many bullets to get a man. However, don't think of that. Do your duty. That's what you're ...
— Ned, Bob and Jerry on the Firing Line - The Motor Boys Fighting for Uncle Sam • Clarence Young

... gentlemen," continued Godfrey, who had watched Grady's byplay with a tolerant smile, "I am ready to turn these diamonds over to you. I should like you to count them, and give me a receipt ...
— The Mystery Of The Boule Cabinet - A Detective Story • Burton Egbert Stevenson

... observed the byplay, and a shock passed from one to the other; for they were inveterate match-makers, especially between ...
— New Arabian Nights • Robert Louis Stevenson



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