Drawing-room
Pronunciation : Draw"ing-room`
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [Abbrev. fr. withdraw-ing-room.]
Definition : 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.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913