curtain raiser

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noun

a short play preceding a main play.

any preliminary event or performance.

Origin of curtain raiser

First recorded in 1885–90

Words nearby curtain raiser

curtail step, curtain, curtain call, curtain lecture, curtain line, curtain raiser, curtains, curtains for, be., curtain shutter, curtain speech, curtain time

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Example sentences from the Web for curtain raiser

This, to be sure, is only the curtain-raiser to the pleasures to follow.
Pipefuls|Christopher Morley
The curtain-raiser was over, and very nice too; now for the drama.
If Winter Comes|A.S.M. Hutchinson
On the first night performance of "The Alcade," she played in a curtain-raiser, "Bertram."
Repertory Of The Comedie Humaine, Complete, A -- Z|Anatole Cerfberr and Jules Franois Christophe
But if you don't know how easy it is, it looks like a curtain-raiser for manslaughter.
Shorty McCabe|Sewell Ford

He almost wished he had not followed the curtain-raiser with his own stronger drama.
The Big Bow Mystery|I. Zangwill

British Dictionary definitions for curtain raiser

curtain-raiser

noun

theatre a short dramatic piece presented before the main play

any preliminary eventthe debate was a curtain-raiser to the election

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Idioms and Phrases with curtain raiser

curtain raiser

Preliminary event, as in This limited attack on the chairman is just a curtain raiser for the concerted effort to oust him. This term literally refers to a short play or skit presented before the main theatrical production. It began to be transferred to other preliminaries about 1940.

单词	curtain raiser
释义	curtain raiser SEE SYNONYMS FOR curtain raiser ON THESAURUS.COM noun a short play preceding a main play. any preliminary event or performance. Origin of curtain raiser First recorded in 1885–90 Words nearby curtain raiser curtail step, curtain, curtain call, curtain lecture, curtain line, curtain raiser, curtains, curtains for, be., curtain shutter, curtain speech, curtain time Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for curtain raiser This, to be sure, is only the curtain-raiser to the pleasures to follow. Pipefuls\|Christopher Morley The curtain-raiser was over, and very nice too; now for the drama. If Winter Comes\|A.S.M. Hutchinson On the first night performance of "The Alcade," she played in a curtain-raiser, "Bertram." Repertory Of The Comedie Humaine, Complete, A -- Z\|Anatole Cerfberr and Jules Franois Christophe But if you don't know how easy it is, it looks like a curtain-raiser for manslaughter. Shorty McCabe\|Sewell Ford He almost wished he had not followed the curtain-raiser with his own stronger drama. The Big Bow Mystery\|I. Zangwill British Dictionary definitions for curtain raiser curtain-raiser noun theatre a short dramatic piece presented before the main play any preliminary eventthe debate was a curtain-raiser to the election Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Idioms and Phrases with curtain raiser curtain raiser Preliminary event, as in This limited attack on the chairman is just a curtain raiser for the concerted effort to oust him. This term literally refers to a short play or skit presented before the main theatrical production. It began to be transferred to other preliminaries about 1940. The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Words related to curtain raiser lead-in, warm-up, kickoff, preliminary, preview, inaugural, countdown, opener, walk-up
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curtain raiser

noun

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noun

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