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

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Examples 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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dress circle

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