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Reception line   /rɪsˈɛpʃən laɪn/   Listen
Reception line

noun
1.
A line of people (hosts and guests of honor) who welcome the guests at a reception party.





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"Reception line" Quotes from Famous Books



... reception line broke up; the gardener and the undergardener and their wives following Mrs. Budge's stiff back out through the service door while Harkness led Robin and her new guardian up ...
— Red-Robin • Jane Abbott
... brown derby is, after all, the most serviceable headgear for all-around wear in the war zone. It should be worn on all formal occasions, particularly when nearing the Boches' reception line. When in doubt as to the propriety of wearing it, it is always well to remember that it is better to err ...
— The Stars & Stripes, Vol 1, No 1, February 8, 1918, - The American Soldiers' Newspaper of World War I, 1918-1919 • American Expeditionary Forces


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