full-dress rehearsal
1full-dress rehearsal — /fʊl drɛs rəˈhɜsəl/ (say fool dres ruh hersuhl) noun 1. a rehearsal for a theatrical performance in which the players are required to wear full costume. 2. an undertaking seen as the model for some larger undertaking: *The Australian Corps, under …
2full-dress — adjective Date: 1761 involving attention to every detail in preparation or execution < a full dress rehearsal > < a full dress investigation > …
3dress 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… …
4dress 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… …
5dress-rehearsal — dressˈ rehearsˈal noun A full rehearsal in costume with everything as for the performance (also figurative) • • • Main Entry: ↑dress …
6dress rehearsal — dress re,hearsal noun count 1. ) an occasion when performers practice their full performance in exactly the same way as it will be performed for an audience 2. ) an event that is a practice for a more important event in the future …
7dress rehearsal — final rehearsal in full costume before a theatrical production, final rehearsal …
8dress rehearsal — noun Date: 1828 1. a full rehearsal (as of a play) in costume and with stage properties shortly before the first performance 2. a practice exercise for something to come ; dry run …
9Rehearsal — For other uses, see Rehearsal (disambiguation) or Dress rehearsal (disambiguation) Dress rehearsal of The Mikado, 1885 A rehearsal is a preparatory event in music and theatre (and in other contexts) that is performed before the official public… …
10rehearsal — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ dress ▪ a dress rehearsal for a Broadway play ▪ wedding ▪ I attended my friend s wedding rehearsal. ▪ band, choir …
