flies
Word-form referencesfly
Pronunciations (2)
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/flaɪz/
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flaɪz
Noun
The open area above a stage where scenery and equipment may be hung.
Usage- plural
- Plural only
- Examples
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[…] I was born in the dressing-room, suckled in the flies, educated in the lobby, and brought up in the property-room […]
Hung from the “flies” in air, She acts a palpable lie, She’s as little a fairy there As unpoetical I!
More examples (1)
One of the staff was up in the flies fixing the weight for the mast. The head mechanist and Ted Gascoigne were down below on the stage, having an argument. Suddenly, the gentleman in the flies got all careless and dropped the weight.
Noun
(theater) the space over the stage (out of view of the audience) used to store scenery (drop curtains)
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