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
- drawing-room adjective
Etymology
Origin of drawing room
First recorded in 1635–45; as shortening of now obsolete withdrawing room
Example Sentences
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Recalling the meeting, Ms Truss writes in her memoir that the monarch was "standing up as she greeted me in her drawing room".
From BBC • Apr. 12, 2024
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
Leaders of Mr. Khan’s political party took to social media to share footage of tear gas canisters landing on the lawn outside his drawing room.
From New York Times • Mar. 18, 2023
Harry woke early next morning, wrapped in a sleeping bag on the drawing room floor.
From "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows" by J.K. Rowling
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