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Did People Draw in a Drawing Room?

June 4, 2020 by Karen Hill

Some people may have, but that’s not how the room got its name.

The term drawing is actually a shortening of withdrawing. The withdrawing room was the room to which guests “withdrew” after dinner.

It later became the name of the room where guests were received and entertained.

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About Karen Hill

Karen Hill is a freelance writer, editor, and columnist. Born in New York, her work has appeared in the Examiner, Yahoo News, Buzzfeed, among others.

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