dress circle

noun

a circular or curving division of seats in a theater, opera house, etc., usually the first gallery, originally set apart for spectators in evening dress.

Origin of dress circle

First recorded in 1815–25

Words nearby dress circle

drepanocytosis, Dresden, Dresden china, dress, dressage, dress circle, dress coat, dress code, dress-down, dress-down Friday, dressed to kill

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Example sentences from the Web for dress circle

The dress-circle, more especially, presented an appearence as grand as it was imposing.
Memoirs of Robert-Houdin, ambassador, author and conjurer|Jean Henri Robert-Houdin
Love in Babylon was to begin at the honourable hour of ten-forty in future, for the benefit of the stalls and the dress-circle.
A Great Man|Arnold Bennett
He'd feel considerably more comfortable in escorting Gertrude to parties if she ranked higher in the dress-circle.
Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science, April, 1876.|Various
The jury occupy a box in the centre of the dress-circle and opposite to the stage.
Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science, October, 1877, Vol. XX. No. 118|Various

He had come to the theatre that night in an aggrieved mood, for managers usually put him in the dress-circle.
Jill the Reckless|P. G. (Pelham Grenville) Wodehouse

British Dictionary definitions for dress circle

dress circle

noun

a tier of seats in a theatre or other auditorium, usually the first gallery above the ground floor

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单词	dress circle
释义	dress circle noun a circular or curving division of seats in a theater, opera house, etc., usually the first gallery, originally set apart for spectators in evening dress. Origin of dress circle First recorded in 1815–25 Words nearby dress circle drepanocytosis, Dresden, Dresden china, dress, dressage, dress circle, dress coat, dress code, dress-down, dress-down Friday, dressed to kill Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for dress circle The dress-circle, more especially, presented an appearence as grand as it was imposing. Memoirs of Robert-Houdin, ambassador, author and conjurer\|Jean Henri Robert-Houdin Love in Babylon was to begin at the honourable hour of ten-forty in future, for the benefit of the stalls and the dress-circle. A Great Man\|Arnold Bennett He'd feel considerably more comfortable in escorting Gertrude to parties if she ranked higher in the dress-circle. Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science, April, 1876.\|Various The jury occupy a box in the centre of the dress-circle and opposite to the stage. Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science, October, 1877, Vol. XX. No. 118\|Various He had come to the theatre that night in an aggrieved mood, for managers usually put him in the dress-circle. Jill the Reckless\|P. G. (Pelham Grenville) Wodehouse British Dictionary definitions for dress circle dress circle noun a tier of seats in a theatre or other auditorium, usually the first gallery above the ground floor Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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