- curtain-raiser
- noun Date: 1886 1. a short play usually of one scene that is presented before the main full-length drama 2. a usually short preliminary to a main event
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
curtain-raiser
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curtain-raiser — curtain raisers N COUNT: usu sing A curtain raiser is an event, especially a sporting event or a performance, that takes place before a more important one, or starts off a series of events. [JOURNALISM] The three race series will be a curtain… … English dictionary
curtain raiser — curtain .raiser n an event such as a performance or sports event that happens before a more important one ▪ A local team are playing as a curtain raiser to the game between England and Italy … Dictionary of contemporary English
curtain-raiser — ► NOUN ▪ an entertainment or other event happening just before a longer or more important one. ORIGIN originally used in the theatre to mean a short opening piece performed before a play … English terms dictionary
curtain raiser — n. 1. a short play or skit presented before a longer production 2. any brief preliminary event, entertainment, etc … English World dictionary
curtain raiser — UK [ˈkɜː(r)t(ə)n ˌreɪzə(r)] / US [ˈkɜrt(ə)nˌreɪzər] noun [countable] Word forms curtain raiser : singular curtain raiser plural curtain raisers a) a short performance that is put on before a more important one b) an event, especially a sports… … English dictionary
Curtain raiser — A United States Air Force missile combat competition called Curtain Raiser, held in 1967 Curtain raiser (drama) A short play or entertainment given before the main entertainment or event to fill out the bill or programme. This disambiguation page … Wikipedia
curtain raiser — noun (C) 1 a short play, film etc that is performed or shown before the main one 2 a small thing that happens or is done just before something more important: a curtain raiser for the main programme of research … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
Curtain raiser (drama) — A curtain raiser is a performance, stage act, show, actor or performer that opens a show for the main attraction. The term is derived from the act of raising the stage curtain. The first person on stage has raised the curtain . The fashion in the … Wikipedia
curtain-raiser — curˈtain raiser noun 1. A short play preceding the main performance 2. An event which precedes a more important event • • • Main Entry: ↑curtain … Useful english dictionary
curtain raiser — Synonyms and related words: Vorspiel, act, afterpiece, bit, chaser, coming out, concert overture, curtain, curtain call, debut, descant, divertimento, divertissement, dramatic overture, embarkation, embarkment, epilogue, exode, exodus, expository … Moby Thesaurus
curtain raiser — cur|tain raiser [ kɜrtn,reızər ] noun count a short performance that is put on before a more important one a. an event that happens before a more important one, or an event that is the first in a series … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
