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Webster 1913 Edition
Drawing-room
Draw′ing-roomˊ
,Noun.
[Abbrev. fr.
withdraw-ing-room
.] 1.
A room appropriated for the reception of company; a room to which company withdraws from the dining room.
2.
The company assembled in such a room; also, a reception of company in it;
as, to hold a
. drawing-room
He [Johnson] would amaze a
drawing-room
by suddenly ejaculating a clause of the Lord’s Prayer. Macaulay.
Drawing-room car
. See
Palace car
, under Car
.Webster 1828 Edition
Drawing-room
DRAWING-ROOM
,Noun.
1.
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.2.
The company assembled in a drawing-room.