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receiving line

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noun

a row formed by the hosts, guests of honor, or the like, for receiving guests formally at a ball, reception, etc.

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Nearby words

  1. receiver general,
  2. receivership,
  3. receiving,
  4. receiving blanket,
  5. receiving end,
  6. receiving order,
  7. receiving set,
  8. recency effect,
  9. recension,
  10. recent

Origin of receiving line

An Americanism dating back to 1930–35
Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019

Examples from the Web for receiving line

  • I saw you talking to him; but you ought to have come earlier while there was a receiving-line ready for you.

    Otherwise Phyllis|Meredith Nicholson