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Question: Why is a drawing room called so? We don't draw painting in this room then, we do call it drawing room? (Asked by Ayaz Ahmad Awan) Answer: In England (around the 17th century), after dinner, the men of the house used to assemble for wine and cigars or just linger on in the same room. The women would withdraw to a different room called the withdrawing room, for obvious reasons. The word ''drawing room is just a crude change of the original withdrawing room
Definition of drawing room. 1  1a : a formal reception roomb : a private room on a railroad passenger car with three berths and an enclosed toilet. 2  2 : a formal reception.