dress circle

noun

Definition of dress circle

: the first or lowest curved tier of seats above the main floor in a theater or opera house

Examples of dress circle in a Sentence

sitting in the dress circle

Recent Examples on the Web

After the intermission, Vinikour popped up to the dress circle to listen to Deneve's reading of the Symphony No. 2 in E minor by Rachmaninoff. Special To The Plain Dealer, cleveland.com, "Cleveland Orchestra strikes musical gold with Deneve, Vinikour (review)," 23 Mar. 2018

First Known Use of dress circle

1822, in the meaning defined above

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dress circle

noun

English Language Learners Definition of dress circle

chiefly British : the lowest section of seats above the main floor in a theater or opera house