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receiving line

n. A queue of guests waiting to greet or condole the guests of honor at a wedding or other ceremony.

Usage examples of "receiving line".

Elizabeth Keckley was the first of them to come through the receiving line.

She slipped back into the receiving line, between the viizaar, who was reluctantly deep in conversation with the oldest Linyaari Acorna had seen so far.

A news service crew turned blinding lights on them as they came to the massive doors and the head of the receiving line.

He promised, an easy thing to do, then left her to the receiving line and mingled with the throng of guests crowding the ballroom and adjacent rooms.

He and Cathy moved a little to the left, and formed the receiving line.

Jack nodded and smiled to this officer, then followed him to the receiving line.

Valeriy Bogdanovich Lermonsov had been through the receiving line, but there hadn't been time then for whatever he wanted to say.

Fullstaff and Rassendyll had just reached the end of the receiving line to greet the High Blade and First Princess when a herald announced that the affair was coming to an abrupt end.

Together, Kerajem and Picard walked to the head of a short receiving line formed by the seven waiting men.