they're renovating the old playhouse and adding extra screens
Recent Examples on the WebUsing skills from the camp, students will build playhouses to donate to Habitat for Humanity.—Linda McIntosh, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Mar. 2024 The playhouse is about 30 miles from downtown Mystic where the movie was set.—Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 5 Jan. 2024 Among the shots from the calming green space was a view down a path leading to daughter True's playhouse.—Hannah Sacks, Peoplemag, 5 Feb. 2024 The show starts on the sidewalk, with Berlant’s name or likeness sticker-plastered or illuminated just about everywhere, inside or outside of the 99-year-old playhouse.—Chris Willman, Variety, 26 Jan. 2024 Available in two neutral shades to blend seamlessly into your home’s decor, this playhouse has plenty of space for playing pretend, reading, and more.—Tanya Edwards, Parents, 25 Nov. 2023 Joseph Fiennes stars as the Bard, a strapping poet and writer whose newest play Romeo and Ethel, the Pirate's Daughter is going nowhere fast — much to the dismay of Philip Henslowe (Geoffrey Rush) who owns the playhouse where the show is set to be performed.—Andrew Walsh, EW.com, 14 Nov. 2023 In recent years, the playhouse has regularly offered jukebox musicals, special Christmas shows and historical dramas, and this year is no different.—Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 5 Jan. 2024 There’s an ice skating rink, Santa’s Village, a Christmas tree decorating contest, a Christmas market, and a playhouse where the town’s staging of a holiday musical unfolds.—Yvonne Villarreal, Los Angeles Times, 19 Nov. 2023
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Word History
First Known Use
before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1
Time Traveler
The first known use of playhouse was
before the 12th century
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