"drawing-room" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: drawing-rooms [plural]
Etymology: From drawing + room. Etymology templates: {{com|en|drawing|room}} drawing + room Head templates: {{en-noun}} drawing-room (plural drawing-rooms)
  1. Alternative form of drawing room Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: drawing room Categories (topical): Rooms
    Sense id: en-drawing-room-en-noun-ZHt-gvtY Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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