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drawing room

n.

1. A large room in which guests are entertained.

2. A ceremonial reception.

3. A large private room on a railroad sleeping car.

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[Short for earlier withdrawing room.]

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drawing room

n

1. a room where visitors are received and entertained; living room; sitting room

2. Archaic a ceremonial or formal reception, esp at court

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drawing room - A shortening of withdrawing room, the room to which the ladies withdrew, leaving the men to smoking and drinking.

See also related terms for leaving.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	drawing room - a formal room where visitors can be received and entertained withdrawing room reception room - a room for receiving and entertaining visitors (as in a private house or hotel)
	2.	drawing room - a private compartment on a sleeping car with three bunks and a toilet compartment - a partitioned section, chamber, or separate room within a larger enclosed area sleeping car, wagon-lit, sleeper - a passenger car that has berths for sleeping

Translations

drawing room n → salotto

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drawing room

n drawing room [ˈdroːiŋrum]

a sitting room. voorhuis, sitkamer غُرْفَةُ الجُلوس гостна přijímací pokoj, salón dagligstue das Empfangszimmer καθιστικό sala de estar اتاق پذیرایی sali salon סָלוֹן बैठक soba za crtanje, dnevna soba stássstofa salotto 客間 응접실 svetainë viesistaba ruang tamu huiskamer, woonkamer (daglig)stue, salong cameră de zi гостиная obývačka dnevna soba salong, sällskapsrum ห้องรับแขก oturma odası 客廳 вітальня دیوان خانہ phòng khách 客厅