dress rehearsal


dress rehearsal

noun

Definition of DRESS REHEARSAL

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

First Known Use of DRESS REHEARSAL

1828

Rhymes with DRESS REHEARSAL

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