drawing room
noun
1
a
: a formal reception room
b
: a private room on a railroad passenger car with three berths and an enclosed toilet
2
: a formal reception
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At Kilkea Castle, slow travel is best enjoyed in its simplest forms, like an afternoon picnic by the River Griese, casting a line into quiet waters or drinking high tea in the Castle’s drawing room.
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Emese MacZko, Forbes.com, 23 May 2025
Vice president of basketball engagement Alvin Gentry represented the Kings in the drawing room, where representatives of each team are sequestered without electronic devices.
—Jason Anderson, Sacbee.com, 13 May 2025
General manager Bobby Webster was in the drawing room.
—Eric Koreen, New York Times, 13 May 2025
Colour was also used in the Royal Pavilion’s interiors to elevate or quieten the mood, for example bright canary yellow in the drawing room or calming sage green in the king’s bedroom.
—Lee Sharrock, Forbes.com, 24 Apr. 2025
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Emese MacZko, Forbes.com, 23 May 2025
Vice president of basketball engagement Alvin Gentry represented the Kings in the drawing room, where representatives of each team are sequestered without electronic devices.
—Jason Anderson, Sacbee.com, 13 May 2025
General manager Bobby Webster was in the drawing room.
—Eric Koreen, New York Times, 13 May 2025
Colour was also used in the Royal Pavilion’s interiors to elevate or quieten the mood, for example bright canary yellow in the drawing room or calming sage green in the king’s bedroom.
—Lee Sharrock, Forbes.com, 24 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for drawing room
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“Drawing room.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/drawing%20room. Accessed 10 Jun. 2025.
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