drawing room

noun

1
a
: a formal reception room
b
: a private room on a railroad passenger car with three berths and an enclosed toilet
2
: a formal reception

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The interiors are a mix of cozy and elevated, from a drawing room that opens straight to the gardens to a kitchen and breakfast room complete with a wine cellar. Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 30 Sep. 2025 Scenes filmed inside the home, including those in the ballroom and the drawing room, were shot on sound stages in Manchester. Emily Blackwood, PEOPLE, 29 Sep. 2025 The most impressive space in the maisonette is undoubtedly the approximately 50-foot-long, 24-foot-high drawing room with elaborate 18th-century pine paneling sourced from Spetisbury House in Dorset, England. Robert Khederian, Curbed, 17 Sep. 2025 Photographer Sam Rock took over Wolterton Hall to shoot the campaign faces around the large country house, from the drawing rooms and bedrooms to the green fields. Hikmat Mohammed, Footwear News, 2 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for drawing room

Word History

Etymology

short for withdrawing room

First Known Use

1791, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

Time Traveler
The first known use of drawing room was in 1791

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“Drawing room.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/drawing%20room. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.

Kids Definition

drawing room

noun
: a formal room for entertaining company
Etymology

shortened from withdrawing room "a room one can go to to be alone"

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