withdrawing room

noun

, Archaic.

1. a room to withdraw or retire to; drawing room.

withdrawing room

noun

1. See drawing room
   an archaic term for drawing room

Word History and Origins

Origin of withdrawing room¹

First recorded in 1585–95

Example Sentences

He was closeted with her on the following day, in the tiny withdrawing-room which leads out of the hall at Acol Court.

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Less than an hour later four people were assembled in the small withdrawing-room of Acol Court.

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He saw the light in the withdrawing-room and knew that Editha was there, mutely watching his departure.

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The finest apartment is the Withdrawing-room, a splendid example of the decorative style of the early part of Elizabeth's reign.

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Nor was that lady best pleased to find in her withdrawing room a fine portrait in oils of her unlawful predecessor.

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Related Words

• drawing room
• parlor
• salon
• sitting room