drawing-room

C1 Topic:House & Home
US /ˈdrɔɪŋˌrum/ UK /ˈdrɔːɪŋˌruːm/
noun

Meanings

  1. 1
    noun

    a formal sitting room for receiving guests

    The guests waited in the drawing-room before dinner.

Thesaurus

Synonyms
1 noun · a formal sitting room for... sitting roomparlor
Word family
Related forms roomparlorsalon

Etymology

Shortened from withdrawing room, a room to withdraw to after dinner.

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