playhouse (plahous)

[ These are the youths that thunder at a playhouse . Shak ., Hen. VIII., v. 4. 64. Is your playhouse an inn, a gentleman can not see you without crumpling his taffeta cloak? Middle ton , Spanish Gypsy, ii. 1. His lordship's avocations as a statesman prevented him from attending the playhouse very often. Thackeray , Pen dennis, xiv. playing-card (plā'ing-kärd), n. One of a pack of cards used for playing games; especially, one of a set composed of fifty-two cards, of four suits-diamonds, hearts, spades, and clubs. plays for the stage. Nor is it without reluctance that we name him [Grillparzer] under this head of playwrights , and not under that of dramatists, which he aspires to. Carlyle , German Playwrights. play-writer (plā'rī"ter), n. One who writes plays; a dramatist.