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Hi, Mike -- on Nov 21 2025 at 08:47, you wrote:

 > An interesting verb is "to draw"! My dictionary says about 86 meanings of it
 > It is interesting for me which meaning the Englishmen imply when they say
 > "drawing-room"? ;-)

MP> I had to look that one up to remember what it meant.  I thought it
MP> was like an office but, no, it is a room for entertaining.  :O  ;)

 The term most likely comes from the idea that people could
"withdraw" from one area to another, hence "withdrawing room" which migrated to
"drawing room". It`s from a much more formal time than today!


Cheers... Dallas

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