drawing room
Americannoun
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a formal reception room, especially in an apartment or private house.
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(in a railroad car) a private room for two or three passengers.
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British. a formal reception, especially at court.
noun
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a room where visitors are received and entertained; living room; sitting room
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archaic a ceremonial or formal reception, esp at court
Other Word Forms
Etymology
Origin of drawing room
First recorded in 1635–45; as shortening of now obsolete withdrawing room
Example Sentences
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The darker strains in his comedies have been drawn out by directors eager to show there’s more to the playwright than his drawing room panache.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 28, 2026
In the drawing room, 133 titles and 289 volumes of mostly unscientific literature were recorded.
From Science Daily ● Feb. 12, 2024
When her housekeeper found her body in the drawing room in the northern city of Sassari in the winter of 1914, Giles was clinging to the last minutes of her mysterious life.
From Salon ● May 28, 2023
With its Gothic exterior and Victorian decorative additions from the 1800s, Knebworth "expresses lots of different periods" with its Jacobean hall, Edwardian drawing room, Victorian library and a Regency bedroom.
From BBC ● May 27, 2023
She could return to her mother and keep her company in the drawing room while she waited.
From "Atonement" by Ian McEwan
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