: a small restaurant or café that typically serves a variety of teas as well as coffee and light meals
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Those who plan to spend time inside the hotel during their visit will be able to take advantage of the tearoom, cocktail bar, restaurants, spa, and a swimming pool that overlooks Edinburgh Castle.
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Lydia Mansel, Travel + Leisure, 28 June 2024
And the five-table small tearoom soon expanded to accommodate 900 diners at one time.
—Brock Keeling, Orange County Register, 25 Apr. 2024
This story has been updated to correct the description of a tearoom door’s dimensions.
—Paul S. Atkins, The Conversation, 12 Mar. 2024
The tearoom itself might be decorated with rare works of art, such as paintings or calligraphy mounted on hanging scrolls, elaborate flower vases and incense burners.
—Paul S. Atkins, The Conversation, 12 Mar. 2024
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Lydia Mansel, Travel + Leisure, 28 June 2024
And the five-table small tearoom soon expanded to accommodate 900 diners at one time.
—Brock Keeling, Orange County Register, 25 Apr. 2024
This story has been updated to correct the description of a tearoom door’s dimensions.
—Paul S. Atkins, The Conversation, 12 Mar. 2024
The tearoom itself might be decorated with rare works of art, such as paintings or calligraphy mounted on hanging scrolls, elaborate flower vases and incense burners.
—Paul S. Atkins, The Conversation, 12 Mar. 2024
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“Tearoom.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tearoom. Accessed 27 Jul. 2024.
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tearoom
noun
tea·room
ˈtē-ˌrüm 
-ˌru̇m
: a restaurant serving light meals
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