voorkamern.
/ˈvʊəkɑːmə/, /ˈfʊəkɑːmə/, U.S. /ˈvʊ(ə)rˌkæmər/, /ˈfʊ(ə)rˌkæmər/, South African English /ˈfʊəkɑːmə/ South African.
= voorhuis n. Occasionally partially anglicized as fore-kamer.
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society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > a building > parts of building > room > types of room by situation > [noun] > entrance-hall or vestibule
fore-entry1535
hall1663
entrance hall1677
side entry1680
tambour1728
vestibule1730
entryway1746
entry hall1753
oeil-de-boeuf1785
voorhuis1822
voorkamer1827
atrium1864
hallway1877
wind-porch1899
mud room1950
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
1827 G. Thompson Trav. S. Afr. i. iii. 28 I slept this night in the outer apartment (voor-kamer) or sitting-room of the house.
1896 Cape Argus 2 Jan. 5 The flash entered at the front doorway, and the shock was felt by all the occupants of the voorkamer, fourteen in number.
1940 ‘B. Knight’ Piping on Wind iv. xx. 298 The voorkamer had been cleared of its furniture for dancing.
1955 V. M. Fitzroy Dark Bright Land i. 16 Papa and Leonora..are at Whisk in mijnheer's fore-kamer as they style it.
1981 Notes & Queries June 193/2 The sitting-room or voorkamer appears to have been most often one of the smaller rooms, and with a fireplace.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1986; most recently modified version published online December 2021).
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