dress rehearsaln.

Brit.

/ˈdrɛs rᵻˌhəːsl/, U.S.

/ˈdrɛs rəˌhərs(ə)l/,

/ˈdrɛs riˌhərs(ə)l/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: dress n., rehearsal n.

Etymology: < dress n. + rehearsal n. Compare earlier dressed rehearsal n. at dressed adj. Compounds.

1. A rehearsal of a play or other show in full costume, when everything is done exactly as it would be in a performance in front of an audience; esp. the final rehearsal just before the first public performance. Cf. dressed rehearsal n. at dressed adj. Compounds, full-dress rehearsal n. at full dress n. and adj. Compounds.

ΘΚΠ

society > leisure > the arts > performance arts > [noun] > a performance > production of performance > rehearsal

rehearse1463

rehearsal1579

dressed rehearsal1793

dress rehearsal1812

full-dress rehearsal1821

run-through1905

walkthrough1940

stagger1964

1812 Morning Chron. 19 Dec. A grand Dress Rehearsal of an entire new splendid marine comic Pantomime, called Davy Jones's Locker.

1854 A. C. Mowatt Autobiogr. Actress 134 The night before that on which the play was to take place we had a dress rehearsal.

1908 Sat. Evening Post 5 Dec. 28/3 The dress rehearsal is the crowning ordeal in the business of producing plays.

1963 Times 24 May 5/1 Green's play had a slightly dress-rehearsal look about it.

2010 S. Fry Fry Chrons. 344 The day before the opening, during the interval between the technical run and the evening dress rehearsal.

2. figurative. An event or occurrence which serves as preparation for, or is conducted to resemble, an event or occurrence of greater size or significance; a final practice session.

ΚΠ

1821 Caledonian Mercury 16 July Mr Dymoke tried on the suit of armour in which he is to appear before the King... It might be termed a dress rehearsal.

1839 Era 8 Dec. 129/1 We..regard the present affair as a dress rehearsal of a piece which may shortly prove whether he be destined to retain such a valuable gift.

1925 Surv. Internat. Affairs 1920–23 i. 46 The work of the Brussels Conference..served as a ‘dress rehearsal’ for the First Session of the Assembly of the League of Nations.

1969 Daily Tel. 8 Mar. 1/2 The dress rehearsal that will have to work equally faultlessly if two Americans are to step on to the moon later this year.

2016 Evening Times (Glasgow) (Nexis) 4 Aug. 47 It felt like a dress rehearsal for Europe's premier competition.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	dress rehearsal
释义	dress rehearsaln. Brit. /ˈdrɛs rᵻˌhəːsl/, U.S. /ˈdrɛs rəˌhərs(ə)l/, /ˈdrɛs riˌhərs(ə)l/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: dress n., rehearsal n. Etymology: < dress n. + rehearsal n. Compare earlier dressed rehearsal n. at dressed adj. Compounds. 1. A rehearsal of a play or other show in full costume, when everything is done exactly as it would be in a performance in front of an audience; esp. the final rehearsal just before the first public performance. Cf. dressed rehearsal n. at dressed adj. Compounds, full-dress rehearsal n. at full dress n. and adj. Compounds. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > performance arts > [noun] > a performance > production of performance > rehearsal rehearse1463 rehearsal1579 dressed rehearsal1793 dress rehearsal1812 full-dress rehearsal1821 run-through1905 walkthrough1940 stagger1964 1812 Morning Chron. 19 Dec. A grand Dress Rehearsal of an entire new splendid marine comic Pantomime, called Davy Jones's Locker. 1854 A. C. Mowatt Autobiogr. Actress 134 The night before that on which the play was to take place we had a dress rehearsal. 1908 Sat. Evening Post 5 Dec. 28/3 The dress rehearsal is the crowning ordeal in the business of producing plays. 1963 Times 24 May 5/1 Green's play had a slightly dress-rehearsal look about it. 2010 S. Fry Fry Chrons. 344 The day before the opening, during the interval between the technical run and the evening dress rehearsal. 2. figurative. An event or occurrence which serves as preparation for, or is conducted to resemble, an event or occurrence of greater size or significance; a final practice session. ΚΠ 1821 Caledonian Mercury 16 July Mr Dymoke tried on the suit of armour in which he is to appear before the King... It might be termed a dress rehearsal. 1839 Era 8 Dec. 129/1 We..regard the present affair as a dress rehearsal of a piece which may shortly prove whether he be destined to retain such a valuable gift. 1925 Surv. Internat. Affairs 1920–23 i. 46 The work of the Brussels Conference..served as a ‘dress rehearsal’ for the First Session of the Assembly of the League of Nations. 1969 Daily Tel. 8 Mar. 1/2 The dress rehearsal that will have to work equally faultlessly if two Americans are to step on to the moon later this year. 2016 Evening Times (Glasgow) (Nexis) 4 Aug. 47 It felt like a dress rehearsal for Europe's premier competition. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1812
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