"dress circle" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: dress circles [plural]
Etymology: Formal dress clothing was generally worn in this gallery. Head templates: {{en-noun}} dress circle (plural dress circles)
  1. A gallery in a theater, generally the one containing the prominent and more expensive seats. Categories (topical): Theater
    Sense id: en-dress_circle-en-noun-nrImj~PW Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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