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Meanings of proscenium in English

Russian
просцениум
Portuguese
proscênio
Catalan
prosceni
Spanish
proscenio
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Vertical plane at the front of a theatrical stage.

просцениум
Portuguese
proscênio
Catalan
prosceni

The part of a modern theater stage between the curtain and the orchestra (i.e., in front of the curtain)

proscênio
Synonyms
Examples for "apron"
Examples for "apron"
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With great views out over the apron, it's easy to see why.
The Irish Times
2
So I crawled under the apron and snuggled up in the cockpit.
Canoe Boys and Campfires; Or, Adventures on Winding Waters
3
Kvothe returned after several minutes with his apron wrapped into a bundle.
The Wise Man’s Fear
4
The second moth followed the first, and the spray showered the apron.
A Girl of the Limberlost
5
The apron or board in front slides on the two front ropes.
The Boy Mechanic, Volume 1: 700 Things for Boys to Do

The wall that separates the stage from the auditorium in a modern theater.

Usage of proscenium in English
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The proscenium stage was large and lit with footlights on each side.
New york: the novel
2
There were two tiers, arranged in a horseshoe around the proscenium arch.
The Watchmaker of Filigree Street
3
As the proscenium arch reared triumphal, the audience was plunged into darkness.
The Guardian
4
This party occupied the upper proscenium box on the right of the stage.
The Life of Abraham Lincoln
5
The cuspidor end of it protrudes into one of the proscenium-boxes.
Second Book of Tales
6
The golden statues on either side of the temple's proscenium crackled with energy.
Book One: Apotheosis
7
A phantasmagoria of sound, color and action crowds the startled proscenium.
A Thousand and One Afternoons in Chicago
8
Cracks of a muted weapon-weapons ;woodsplintered on the molding of the proscenium arch.
The bourne identity
9
These games he beheld from the front of the proscenium.
The Lives of the Twelve Caesars, Volume 06: Nero
10
The four young people occupied a proscenium box, and made a very interesting group.
Mona; Or, The Secret of a Royal Mirror
11
I prefer to stay on this side of the proscenium.
Casket of Souls
12
Suddenly his eyes met the gaze of the solitary occupant of the second proscenium box.
The Fifth String
13
The highest-priced seats (excepting the proscenium-boxes, which are never occupied) cost forty sous.
Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science, Volume ...
14
The frame through which the audience views the stage is the "proscenium arch."
Writing for Vaudeville
15
Within that proscenium, what happened on the stage was physically cut off from the audience.
The Guardian
16
She's one of the three young ladies you see in the right-hand box near the proscenium.
The Golden Slipper, and Other Problems for Violet Strange
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Portuguese
proscênio
Catalan
prosceni
Spanish
proscenio
Proscenium through the time
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