sitting roomn.

Brit.

/ˈsɪtɪŋ ruːm/,

/ˈsɪtɪŋ rʊm/, U.S.

/ˈsɪdɪŋ ˌrum/,

/ˈsɪdɪŋ ˌrʊm/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: sitting n., room n.¹

Etymology: < sitting n. + room n.¹

a. A room in a house or apartment used for sitting and relaxing in (as opposed to a bedroom, dining room, etc.); a living room.

ΘΚΠ

society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > a building > parts of building > room > room by type of use > [noun] > sitting room

parlourc1384

street parlour1734

sitting room1763

keeping-room1771

room1795

voorhuis1822

voorkamer1827

lounge1881

sitkamer1897

sitter1899

sit1911

1763 St. James's Chron. 23 July To be Lett..Witton Hall..consisting of an elegant and commodious Dining-Room, Drawing-Room, Parlour, and Sitting-Room, upon one floor.

1771 H. Pelham Let. in Lett. & Papers Copley & Pelham (Mass. Hist. Soc.) (1914) 147 The Arches at the sides of the Chimnie in the Sitting Room, I like.

1822 National Reg. 31 Mar. 103/2 It was midnight when the latch of the sitting-room door was twice touched then opened with a good deal of gradation.

1862 Mrs. H. Wood Mrs. Halliburton's Troubles i. i. 4 The usual sitting-room of his house presented a cheerful appearance.

1902 W. James Varieties Relig. Experience xix. 460 A ‘home’ upon a veldt or prairie with one sitting-room and a Bible on its centre-table.

1937 ‘E. Queen’ Door Between xiii. 159 A startled head peered through the bars protecting the sitting-room window.

2017 Plymouth Herald (Nexis) 11 July (Property section) 18 The bay-windowed dining room and the sitting room each have a tiled fireplace.

b. A small room or house in a poultry farm used for hens which are sitting on and hatching eggs. Now rare.

ΘΚΠ

the world > food and drink > farming > animal husbandry > keeping birds > poultry-keeping > [noun] > enclosure for poultry > laying house, hatchery, etc.

rearing house1824

sitting room1850

hatchery1857

brooding-room1884

eggery1910

laying house1913

battery1931

1850 D. J. Browne Amer. Poultry Yard 89 The ends of the nest box may be shifted, so that she will be in the sitting room, where she may remain..till she hatches her brood.

1907 Commerc. Poultry (Illinois) June 138/2 On most farms at this time of year there is an empty corn-crib or machine shed that can be used as a sitting room.

1975 Farming in Zambia Oct. 34/2 Duck eggs require more moisture than hen eggs, therefore spray the floor of the sitting room or sprinkle the eggs with water occasionally after the 6th or 7th day of incubation.

2. Room or space for sitting.

ΘΚΠ

the world > space > [noun] > sufficient space or room > for sitting

sitting room1837

sitting area1860

1837 Courier (London) 1 Nov. Witness sent a messenger to the boxes and ascertained that there was standing room enough, but no sitting room.

1881 ‘M. Twain’ Prince & Pauper xxxii. 365 Trying to find sitting-room in the galleries.

1907 R. E. Hughes Making of Citizens x. 240 The aula, or assembly hall, generally provides sitting room for about five hundred boys.

1924 Motor Boating June 126/2 The cabin is clean and open with more than plenty of sitting room, despite the moderate headroom under the carlins of 4 feet 10 inches.

2012 Facts (Clute, Texas) 3 June 4 b/4 A lot of people complained about the ballpark with not enough sitting room.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2019; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	sitting room
释义	sitting roomn. Brit. /ˈsɪtɪŋ ruːm/, /ˈsɪtɪŋ rʊm/, U.S. /ˈsɪdɪŋ ˌrum/, /ˈsɪdɪŋ ˌrʊm/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: sitting n., room n.¹ Etymology: < sitting n. + room n.¹ 1. a. A room in a house or apartment used for sitting and relaxing in (as opposed to a bedroom, dining room, etc.); a living room. ΘΚΠ society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > a building > parts of building > room > room by type of use > [noun] > sitting room parlourc1384 street parlour1734 sitting room1763 keeping-room1771 room1795 voorhuis1822 voorkamer1827 lounge1881 sitkamer1897 sitter1899 sit1911 1763 St. James's Chron. 23 July To be Lett..Witton Hall..consisting of an elegant and commodious Dining-Room, Drawing-Room, Parlour, and Sitting-Room, upon one floor. 1771 H. Pelham Let. in Lett. & Papers Copley & Pelham (Mass. Hist. Soc.) (1914) 147 The Arches at the sides of the Chimnie in the Sitting Room, I like. 1822 National Reg. 31 Mar. 103/2 It was midnight when the latch of the sitting-room door was twice touched then opened with a good deal of gradation. 1862 Mrs. H. Wood Mrs. Halliburton's Troubles i. i. 4 The usual sitting-room of his house presented a cheerful appearance. 1902 W. James Varieties Relig. Experience xix. 460 A ‘home’ upon a veldt or prairie with one sitting-room and a Bible on its centre-table. 1937 ‘E. Queen’ Door Between xiii. 159 A startled head peered through the bars protecting the sitting-room window. 2017 Plymouth Herald (Nexis) 11 July (Property section) 18 The bay-windowed dining room and the sitting room each have a tiled fireplace. b. A small room or house in a poultry farm used for hens which are sitting on and hatching eggs. Now rare. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > farming > animal husbandry > keeping birds > poultry-keeping > [noun] > enclosure for poultry > laying house, hatchery, etc. rearing house1824 sitting room1850 hatchery1857 brooding-room1884 eggery1910 laying house1913 battery1931 1850 D. J. Browne Amer. Poultry Yard 89 The ends of the nest box may be shifted, so that she will be in the sitting room, where she may remain..till she hatches her brood. 1907 Commerc. Poultry (Illinois) June 138/2 On most farms at this time of year there is an empty corn-crib or machine shed that can be used as a sitting room. 1975 Farming in Zambia Oct. 34/2 Duck eggs require more moisture than hen eggs, therefore spray the floor of the sitting room or sprinkle the eggs with water occasionally after the 6th or 7th day of incubation. 2. Room or space for sitting. ΘΚΠ the world > space > [noun] > sufficient space or room > for sitting sitting room1837 sitting area1860 1837 Courier (London) 1 Nov. Witness sent a messenger to the boxes and ascertained that there was standing room enough, but no sitting room. 1881 ‘M. Twain’ Prince & Pauper xxxii. 365 Trying to find sitting-room in the galleries. 1907 R. E. Hughes Making of Citizens x. 240 The aula, or assembly hall, generally provides sitting room for about five hundred boys. 1924 Motor Boating June 126/2 The cabin is clean and open with more than plenty of sitting room, despite the moderate headroom under the carlins of 4 feet 10 inches. 2012 Facts (Clute, Texas) 3 June 4 b/4 A lot of people complained about the ballpark with not enough sitting room. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2019; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1763
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