DRAWING-ROOM
\dɹˈɔːɪŋɹˈuːm], \dɹˈɔːɪŋɹˈuːm], \d_ɹ_ˈɔː_ɪ_ŋ_ɹ_ˈuː_m]\
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draw'ing-r[=oo]m, n. a room to which the company withdraws after dinner: a reception of company at court.--DRAWING-ROOM CAR, a railway-carriage fitted up as a drawing-room. [Orig. Withdrawing-room.]
By Thomas Davidson
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