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tearoom

[ tee-room, -roo m ]

/ ˈtiˌrum, -ˌrʊm /

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noun

a room or shop where tea and other refreshments are served to customers.

Origin of tearoom

First recorded in 1770–80; tea + room

Words nearby tearoom

teardrop, tearful, tearing, tearjerker, tearless, tearoom, tears, tearstain, teary, teary-eyed, teasdale

Example sentences from the Web for tearoom

Then they had tea at Sant' Ortes' tearoom, and then Peter went home.

The Lee Shore |Rose Macaulay
Soon Paul slipped down from the cushioned corner of a sofa, and went downstairs into the tearoom to be ready for Florence.

Ten Boys from Dickens |Kate Dickinson Sweetser
There's the prettiest girl in the tearoom, and maybe you know her.

The Mermaid of Druid Lake and Other Stories |Charles Weathers Bump
Books were stored in two Ministers' rooms, the ladies' tearoom, and two committee rooms.

Report of the Chief Librarian |J. O. Wilson and General Assembly Library (New Zealand)

You know the tearoom brand of waitress maybe, and how distant they can be?

Shorty McCabe on the Job |Sewell Ford

British Dictionary definitions for tearoom

tearoom

/ (ˈtiːˌruːm, -ˌrʊm) /

noun

another name for teashop

NZ a room in a school or university where hot drinks are served