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receiving line

–noun
a row formed by the hosts, guests of honor, or the like, for receiving guests formally at a ball, reception, etc.

Origin:
1930–35, Americanism
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receiving line  
n.  A line of people formed to greet arriving guests individually, as at a formal gathering.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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