/play"hows'/ , n. , pl. playhouses /-how'ziz/ .
1. a theater.
2. a small house for children to play in.
3. a toy house.
[ 1590-1600; PLAY + HOUSE; cf. OE pleghus, as gloss of L theatrum THEATER ]
/play"hows'/ , n. , pl. playhouses /-how'ziz/ .
1. a theater.
2. a small house for children to play in.
3. a toy house.
[ 1590-1600; PLAY + HOUSE; cf. OE pleghus, as gloss of L theatrum THEATER ]
Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary. Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House . 2012