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

Words nearby dress circle

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

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How to use dress circle in a sentence

Was it on the Boulevard,354 in a carriage, or in the large alley of the Tuileries, or else in the dress-circle at the theatre?
The 'Characters' of Jean de La Bruyre|Jean de La Bruyre
He could see opera-glasses levelled on her from the boxes overhead, and over the edge of the dress circle.
Flaming June|Mrs. George de Horne Vaizey
We pay something like sixpence half-penny or sevenpence apiece, and are inducted into the dress-circle.
In the Days of My Youth|Amelia Ann Blandford Edwards
They turned it into a playhouse, by remodelling its gallery into a dress-circle and balcony and adding another gallery above.
The Clansman|Thomas Dixon

A portion of the dress-circle is set apart for the wives of Brigham Young.
The Complete Works of Artemus Ward|Charles Farrar Browne (AKA Artemus Ward)

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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