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dress circle

–noun
a circular or curving division of seats in a theater, opera house, etc., usually the first gallery, originally set apart for spectators in evening dress.

Origin:
1815–25
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dress circle  
n.  A section of seats in a theater or opera house, usually the first tier above the orchestra.
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