morning room

morning room
a sitting-room in a big house, usually in the past, where people stayed in daylight only.

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  • morning room — morning rooms also morning room N COUNT In some large, old houses, the morning room is a living room which gets the sun in the morning. [OLD FASHIONED] …   English dictionary

  • morning room — n old fashioned a comfortable room that is used in the morning, usually in a large house …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • morning room — morning ,room noun count OLD FASHIONED a room where people eat breakfast …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • morning room — noun a sitting room used during the daylight hours • Hypernyms: ↑living room, ↑living room, ↑sitting room, ↑front room, ↑parlor, ↑parlour * * * noun : a sitting room for general family use especially during the day compare …   Useful english dictionary

  • morning room — UK / US noun [countable] Word forms morning room : singular morning room plural morning rooms old fashioned a room where people eat breakfast …   English dictionary

  • morning-room — see morning room …   English dictionary

  • morning room — noun (C) old fashioned a comfortable room that is used in the morning, usually in a large house …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • morning room — /ˈmɔnɪŋ rum/ (say mawning roohm) noun a room in a house, usually adjoining the kitchen, used especially for eating breakfast. Also, breakfast room …  

  • room — n 1 Room, chamber, apartment all denote space in a building enclosed or set apart by a partition. Room is the word in ordinary use. Chamber is somewhat elevated; it is used chiefly of a private room, especially of a bedroom on an upper floor… …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

  • morning — n. & int. n. 1 the early part of the day, esp. from sunrise to noon (this morning; during the morning; morning coffee). 2 this time spent in a particular way (had a busy morning). 3 sunrise, daybreak. 4 a time compared with the morning, esp. the… …   Useful english dictionary

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