Drop-scene
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Drop-scene is a noun meaning (now rare) The curtain lowered in a theatre between the acts of a play, to allow for set changes etc.
Meaning
(now rare) The curtain lowered in a theatre between the acts of a play, to allow for set changes etc.
Example Sentences
‘Well, I found myself seated in a horrid little private box, with a vulgar drop-scene staring me in the face.’
Word Forms
- drop-scenes
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include exit, get-out, step-off, drop, curtains, drop-off.
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