dress circle
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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.
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Origin of dress circle
First recorded in 1815–25
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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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