Dictionary - Definition of DRAWING-ROOM


Part of Speech	Definition
Noun	1. A room appropriated for the reception of company; a room to which company withdraws from the dining room.[Websters] 2. The company assembled in such a room; also, a reception of company in it; as, to hold a drawing-room.[Websters].
Adjective	1. Being delicate, dainty or refined. [Eve - graph theoretic] 2. Being decent, decorous, civilized or respectable.[Eve - graph theoretic]
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), compiled from various sources, under license.		Top

"Drawing-room" is a common misspelling or typo for: drawing-rooms.

Date "Drawing-room" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1748. (references)

Note: Drawing-room \Draw"ing-room`\, noun. [Abbrev. from withdraw-ing-room.]. (references)

Specialty Definition: DRAWING-ROOM

Domain	Definition
Noah Webster	[Noun] A room appropriated for the reception of company; a room in which distinguished personages hold levees, or private persons receive parties. It is written by Coxe, withdrawing-room, a room to which company withdraws from the dining-room.. Source: Webster's 1828 American Dictionary.
Literature	Drawing-room A room to which ladies withdraw or retire after dinner. Also a levée where ladies are presented to the sovereign. Source: Brewer's Dictionary.
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Expressions	Definition
Drawing-room car	A passenger car for day travel; you pay extra fare for individual chairs. Source: Wordnet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
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