wareroom

[ wair-room, -room ]

/ ˈwɛərˌrum, -ˌrʊm /

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a room in which goods are stored or are displayed for sale.

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Question 1 of 7

The rainy weather could not ________ my elated spirits on my graduation day.

First recorded in 1805–15; ware¹ + room

Beethoven, it is said, made the acquaintance of the painter in Streichers pianoforte wareroom.
The Life of Ludwig van Beethoven, Volume II (of 3)|Alexander Wheelock Thayer
After some delay the pianoforte was delivered at Streichers wareroom and later sent to Beethoven at Mdling.
The Life of Ludwig van Beethoven, Volume II (of 3)|Alexander Wheelock Thayer
And I found the thing that suited was even more tempting here than it had been in the cloak wareroom.
Daisy|Elizabeth Wetherell
The pert girls at the wareroom would not snub the old maid any more, and shove her into the meanest corner.
The Other Girls|Mrs. A. D. T. Whitney

He glanced toward the wareroom where the black coffins stood in a row on wooden horses.
Blue Ridge Country|Jean Thomas