wareroom

[ wair-room, -room ]

noun

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of wareroom¹

First recorded in 1805–15; ware ¹ + room

Example Sentences

Beethoven, it is said, made the acquaintance of the painter in Streichers pianoforte wareroom.

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After some delay the pianoforte was delivered at Streichers wareroom and later sent to Beethoven at Mdling.

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And I found the thing that suited was even more tempting here than it had been in the cloak wareroom.

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The pert girls at the wareroom would not snub the old maid any more, and shove her into the meanest corner.

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He glanced toward the wareroom where the black coffins stood in a row on wooden horses.

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