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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Yet the mood around the Leafs dressing room sunk a little lower than expected following a 5-4 win over the Boston Bruins as Chris Tanev walked out with his right arm in a sling. Joshua Kloke, The Athletic, 26 Feb. 2025 Friend struggling into skinny leather pants in a dressing room. Anelise Chen, The Atlantic, 25 Feb. 2025 Evensen Design Evensen Design incorporated an antique rug, a 1950s French rosewood table, and a French Napoleon cushion mirror into a sophisticated dressing room. Dan Howarth, Architectural Digest, 25 Feb. 2025 To review the timeline: Chloe enters the gift shop, gets the lay of the land, goes into the dressing room and texts Greg/Gary that there’s no security. Erik Kain, Forbes, 24 Feb. 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 2 Mar. 2025.

Kids Definition

dressing room

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