Dress rehearsal

Dress rehearsal
Rehearsal Re*hears"al (r?*h?rs"a), n. The act of rehearsing; recital; narration; repetition; specifically, a private recital, performance, or season of practice, in preparation for a public exhibition or exercise. --Chaucer. [1913 Webster]

In rehearsal of our Lord's Prayer. --Hooker. [1913 Webster]

Here's marvelous convenient place for our rehearsal. --Shak. [1913 Webster]

{Dress rehearsal} (Theater), a private preparatory performance of a drama, opera, etc., in costume. [1913 Webster]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.

Игры ⚽ Поможем решить контрольную работу

Look at other dictionaries:

  • Dress Rehearsal — may refer to:*Dress rehearsal, a practice of an artistic work just prior to its first public performance *Dress Rehearsal (UK TV), a BBC television special starring Eric Sykes * Dress Rehearsal , a series of Canadian television specials which… …   Wikipedia

  • dress rehearsal — dress rehearsals 1) N COUNT The dress rehearsal of a play, opera, or show is the final rehearsal before it is performed, in which the performers wear their costumes and the lights and scenery are all used as they will be in the performance. 2) N… …   English dictionary

  • dress rehearsal — ► NOUN ▪ a final rehearsal in which everything is done as it would be in a real performance …   English terms dictionary

  • dress rehearsal — n. a final rehearsal, as of a play or ceremony, performed exactly as it is to take place …   English World dictionary

  • dress rehearsal — noun a full uninterrupted rehearsal in costumes shortly before the first performance • Hypernyms: ↑rehearsal, ↑dry run * * * noun, pl ⋯ als [count] : the final practice of a play that is done with all the costumes, scenery, etc., that will be… …   Useful english dictionary

  • dress rehearsal — UK / US noun [countable] Word forms dress rehearsal : singular dress rehearsal plural dress rehearsals 1) theatre an occasion when performers practise their full performance in exactly the same way as it will be performed for an audience 2) an… …   English dictionary

  • dress rehearsal — the last rehearsal before the performance, dry run    All actors must come to the dress rehearsal our last practice …   English idioms

  • Dress Rehearsal (album) — Dress Rehearsal Studio album by Carolyn Dawn Johnson Released May 4, 2004 …   Wikipedia

  • dress-rehearsal — dressˈ rehearsˈal noun A full rehearsal in costume with everything as for the performance (also figurative) • • • Main Entry: ↑dress …   Useful english dictionary

  • dress rehearsal — dress′ rehears′al n. sbz a rehearsal of a play, etc., using costumes, scenery, properties, and lights as for a performance • Etymology: 1820–30 …   From formal English to slang

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”