dressing room

noun

: a room used chiefly for dressing
especially : a room in a theater for changing costumes and makeup

Examples of dressing room in a Sentence

He waited in his dressing room until it was time for him to appear on stage.
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Hagel was handed a five-minute major penalty for interference on the play, and Barkov went to the dressing room under his own power but did not return to the game. Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 26 Apr. 2025 For someone who once destroyed a dressing room over being fired from the show, Patti LuPone has been shockingly positive about the new production of Sunset Blvd. Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 22 Apr. 2025 The Destiny's Child singer, who plays Viola Van Horn in the Broadway show Death Becomes Her, shared a video of the event in what appeared to be her dressing room after a performance Thursday night. Wesley Stenzel, EW.com, 18 Apr. 2025 Well, yeah, the animals get a much bigger dressing room on this. Craig Rosen, Los Angeles Times, 18 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for dressing room

Word History

First Known Use

1662, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of dressing room was in 1662

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“Dressing room.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dressing%20room. Accessed 1 May. 2025.

Kids Definition

dressing room

noun
: a room (as in a theater) used for dressing
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