Hypertext Webster Gateway: "proscenium"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Proscenium \Pro*sce"ni*um\, n.; pl. {Proscenia}. [L., fr. Gr. ?;
? before + ? a tent, a wooden stage, the stage. See {Scene}.]
1. (Anc. Theater) The part where the actors performed; the
stage.
2. (Modern Theater) The part of the stage in front of the
curtain; sometimes, the curtain and its framework.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
proscenium
n 1: the part of a modern theater stage between the curtain and
the orchestra (i.e., in front of the curtain) [syn: {apron},
{forestage}]
2: the wall that separates the stage from the auditorium in a
modern theater [syn: {proscenium wall}]
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