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Definition of Chorus line
1. Noun. A body of dancers or singers who perform together.
Specialized synonyms: Corps De Ballet, Ensemble
Generic synonyms: Line
Member holonyms: Chorine, Chorus Girl, Showgirl
Derivative terms: Choral, Chorus
Definition of Chorus line
1. Noun. A line of performers in a revue or other show, dancing in unison. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Chorus Line
Literary usage of Chorus line
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Macbeth by William Shakespeare, William George Clark, William Aldis Wright (1878)
"We hare the substantive in the sense of * deception' in Henry V. ii. chorus, line
32 : 'The abuse of distance.' Shakespeare also employs the word in the ..."
2. The Minor Poems of Joseph Beaumont by Joseph Beaumont, Eloise Robinson (1914)
"P. 19. CANTIC. CHAP. 2. Published in 1749 edition. P. 20. THOU SHALT CALL Hts
NAME JESUS. Published in 1749 edition. P. 20, 2nd chorus, line I. ..."
3. English Poems from Chaucer to Kipling by Thomas Marc Parrott, Augustus White Long (1903)
"6. the burden bear, sing the chorus. LINE 1. Full fathom five, five fathoms deep.
— thy father, Alonzo, King of Naples, father of Prince Ferdinand, ..."
4. Familiar Quotations: A Collection of Passages, Phrases, and Proverbs Traced by John Bartlett, Nathan Haskell Dole (1914)
"Chorus. Line 3. The still small voice of gratitude. ibid. V. Line s. 1 See Cowley,
page 261. Milton, page 224. 2 See Shakespeare, page 112. ..."
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