service roomn.
/ˈsəːvɪs ruːm/, /ˈsəːvɪs rʊm/, U.S. /ˈsərvəs ˌrum/, /ˈsərvəs ˌrʊm/ 1. A room used to hold a religious service.
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society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > a building > parts of building > room > room by type of use > [noun] > others
speech-housec1050
watching-chamber1533
music room1608
service room1669
amphitheatre1694
lararium1706
well-room1731
lumber room1740
water room1774
bird room1776
grubbery1791
bookery1798
study1808
service room1833
selamlik1838
serving room1838
social space1851
mail room1856
rumpus room1930
birthing room1936
home office1960
romper room1961
dungeon1969
1669 A. Woodhead tr. Life St. Teresa (1671) ii. 276 The odoriferous Sent diffusing it self, and being smelt by the Nuns, then in the Service-room, they began..to suspect, that [etc.].
1852 Jrnl. 64th Ann. Convent. Protestant Episcopal Church Maryland 85 The service room, originally occupied by the congregation, has been abandoned, and a larger one secured.
1897 Private Life of Queen xxv. 211 The Service-room [at Balmoral], where in later years the Queen has chosen to worship on Sundays.
2018 Herald (Glasgow) (Nexis) 23 July 7 Each crematorium in Scotland is different—some have religious symbols displayed in their chapels and service rooms, some do not.
2. A room in which service of some kind is provided, or which is ancillary to another room or rooms; (sometimes) spec. a room in which food is served or (more usually) prepared prior to serving.
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society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > a building > parts of building > room > room by type of use > [noun] > others
speech-housec1050
watching-chamber1533
music room1608
service room1669
amphitheatre1694
lararium1706
well-room1731
lumber room1740
water room1774
bird room1776
grubbery1791
bookery1798
study1808
service room1833
selamlik1838
serving room1838
social space1851
mail room1856
rumpus room1930
birthing room1936
home office1960
romper room1961
dungeon1969
1833 Mirror Lit., Amusem., & Instr. 21 Dec. 418/1 The..central portion of the plan, contains the principal staircase, flanked with waiting and service-rooms.
1864 R. Kerr Gentleman's House 247 Butler's Service-room, its position, uses, and fittings.
1905 Detroit Med. Jrnl. Apr. 2 On the second floor..are the obstetrical wards, the children's ward and private rooms for obstetrical and gynecological cases, delivery room and service rooms.
1963 R. B. Wood-Jones Trad. Domest. Archit. Banbury Region ii. 24 The chief and dominating element was the common hall, divided by a screens passage from service rooms, such as buttery and pantry.
2017 N.Z. Herald (Nexis) 30 Dec. The business..has only one room, but Murphy hopes to spruce up more service rooms as the business grows.
3. Chiefly Scottish. Apparently: a room in a cloth mill, factory, etc., where finished cloth is handed over for inspection. Now historical.
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1844 Glasgow Herald 22 Apr. (advt.) Wanted, for a muslin warehouse, a boy..to assist in the service room.
1900 Glasgow Herald 10 Nov. 2/3 (advt.) Cloth inspector wanted for manufacturer's service room.
2009 I. Jack Country formerly known as Great Brit. (2011) 12 She was..hired as a message girl in what was called ‘the Service Room’, the place where the cloth was examined after it had been brought from the looms.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2021; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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