| Summary: | room n 'The room' was the name always given to the best, and seldom-used, room in the house--a sitting room where the family kept all their finest dishes, ornaments, framed pictures of their forebears, and their most elaborate holy pictures, crucifixes, and usually very ornate Sacred Heart. . .It was the special place kept for visitors, for special occasions such as weddings, or where the family would gather for their own special celebrations, or at Christmas-time. It was also the place where the dead were laid out during a wake. DNE Sup PRINTED ITEM [Addto DNE room n 3, to T-1966 quot] G. M. Story AUG. 9 1989 W. J. KIRWIN Used I and Sup Used I and Sup 3 Used Sup Only the part of the quotation up to an including "Sacred Heart" (line 5) appears in the dictionary.
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