Definition of theater

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Theater (n.) Alt. of Theatr.

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Reseat :: Reseat (v. t.) To put a new seat, or new seats, in; as, to reseat a theater; to reseat a chair or trousers..
Tessera :: Tessera (n.) A small piece of marble, glass, earthenware, or the like, having a square, or nearly square, face, used by the ancients for mosaic, as for making pavements, for ornamenting walls, and like purposes; also, a similar piece of ivory, bone, wood, etc., used as a ticket of admission to theaters, or as a certificate for successful gladiators, and as a token for various other purposes..
Coulisse :: Coulisse (n.) One of the side scenes of the stage in a theater, or the space included between the side scenes..
Bumper :: Bumper (n.) A covered house at a theater, etc., in honor of some favorite performer..
Syrphian :: Syrma (n.) A long dress, trailing on the floor, worn by tragic actors in Greek and Roman theaters..
Box :: Box (n.) A space with a few seats partitioned off in a theater, or other place of public amusement..
Foyer :: Foyer (n.) A lobby in a theater; a greenroom.
Postscenium :: Postscenium (n.) The part of a theater behind the scenes; the back part of the stage of a theater.
Costumer :: Costumer (n.) One who makes or deals in costumes, as for theaters, fancy balls, etc..
Proscribe :: Proscribe (v. t.) To denounce and condemn; to interdict; to prohibit; as, the Puritans proscribed theaters..
Orchestra :: Orchestra (n.) The space in a theater between the stage and the audience; -- originally appropriated by the Greeks to the chorus and its evolutions, afterward by the Romans to persons of distinction, and by the moderns to a band of instrumental musicians..
Fly :: Fly (v. i.) One of the upper screens of a stage in a theater.
Parquet :: Parquet (n.) A body of seats on the floor of a music hall or theater nearest the orchestra; but commonly applied to the whole lower floor of a theater, from the orchestra to the dress circle; the pit..
Conistra :: Conistra (n.) Originally, a part of the palestra, or gymnasium among the Greeks; either the place where sand was stored for use in sprinkling the wrestlers, or the wrestling ground itself. Hence, a part of the orchestra of the Greek theater..
Benefit :: Benefit (n.) A theatrical performance, a concert, or the like, the proceeds of which do not go to the lessee of the theater or to the company, but to some individual actor, or to some charitable use..
Coliseum :: Coliseum (n.) The amphitheater of Vespasian at Rome, the largest in the world..
Prompter :: Prompter (n.) One who reminds another, as an actor or an orator, of the words to be spoken next; specifically, one employed for this purpose in a theater..
Pass :: Pass (v. i.) Permission or license to pass, or to go and come; a psssport; a ticket permitting free transit or admission; as, a railroad or theater pass; a military pass..
Colosseum :: Colosseum (n.) The amphitheater of Vespasian in Rome.
Pew :: Pew (n.) Any structure shaped like a church pew, as a stall, formerly used by money lenders, etc.; a box in theater; a pen; a sheepfold..
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