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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Literature is an easy place to make a home, and my schoolteachers and librarians invited me out of Oz and onto the American prairie, the English drawing room, and to poetry.
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Esther Lin, Time, 12 June 2025
Following three ambitious siblings at the turn of the twentieth century, this is a zippy drawing room tale that ventures uptown.
—Brittany Allen, Literary Hub, 4 June 2025
That starts in the drawing room, with its cream tones, vintage furniture, and lovely French doors opening onto to the lawn.
—Nicole Hoey, Robb Report, 6 June 2025
The centerpiece of this latest round of renovations is the tapestry drawing room, one of the 20 rooms fully gutted by the fire.
—Eli Wizevich, Smithsonian Magazine, 30 Apr. 2025
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Esther Lin, Time, 12 June 2025
Following three ambitious siblings at the turn of the twentieth century, this is a zippy drawing room tale that ventures uptown.
—Brittany Allen, Literary Hub, 4 June 2025
That starts in the drawing room, with its cream tones, vintage furniture, and lovely French doors opening onto to the lawn.
—Nicole Hoey, Robb Report, 6 June 2025
The centerpiece of this latest round of renovations is the tapestry drawing room, one of the 20 rooms fully gutted by the fire.
—Eli Wizevich, Smithsonian Magazine, 30 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for drawing room
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“Drawing room.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/drawing%20room. Accessed 24 Jun. 2025.
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