| 单词 | play-party |
| 释义 | > as lemmasplay-party play-party n. (a) a party at which a play or plays are performed; (b) U.S. regional, a party at which singing and dancing games are played. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > social event > social gathering > party > [noun] > party where play is performed play-party1796 society > leisure > social event > social gathering > party > [noun] > other parties play-party1796 tail1837 surprise-party1840 street party1845 costume party1850 pound party1869 all-nighter1870 neighbourhood party1870 simcha1874 ceilidh1875 studio party1875 pounding1883 house party1885 private function1888 shower1893 kitchen shower1896 kitchen evening1902 bottle party1903 pyjama party1910 block party1919 house party1923 after-party1943 slumber party1949 office party1950 freeload1952 hukilau1954 BYOB1959 pot party1959 bush party1962 BYO1965 wrap party1978 bop1982 warehouse party1988 rave1989 society > leisure > the arts > performance arts > drama > [noun] > dramatic performance > time or occasion of performance play-dayc1563 playtime1616 first night1702 play night1717 play-party1796 1796 F. Burney Camilla I. ii. 39 Sir Hugh complied; premising only that they must none of them expect him to be of their play-party again till after dinner. 1879 L. Troubridge Jrnl. June in J. Hope-Nicholson Life amongst Troubridges (1966) 152 Met Amy and had quite a gay visit to Abbey Lodge, doing lots of plays. Uncle Hay failed us for a play party. 1937 B. A. Botkin Amer. Play-party Song i. i. 16 The play-party..was a rural American social gathering for playing games, distinguished by the manner in which it was ‘got up’, by the age of its participants, and by the character of the games played. 1989 C. R. Wilson & W. Ferris Encycl. Southern Culture 514/2 The play-party is a ritual event in which people gather to play singing games that feature dance movements; it is also a game played at such parties. < as lemmas |
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