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dress circle
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dress circle
(noun)
dress circle
noun
plural
dress circles
dress circle
noun
plural
dress circles
Britannica Dictionary definition of DRESS CIRCLE
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chiefly British
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the lowest section of seats above the main floor in a theater or opera house
sitting in the
dress circle
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