cloakroom

[ klohk-room, -room ]

noun

1. a room in which outer garments, hats, umbrellas, etc., may be left temporarily, as in a club, restaurant, etc.; checkroom.
2. a room adjacent to a legislative chamber or legislative room, where legislators may leave their coats, relax, or engage in informal conversation.
3. British.
   1. a bathroom; a public restroom.
   2. a baggage room, as at a railway station, where packages and luggage may be left temporarily or checked through to one's destination.

cloakroom

/ -ˌrʊm; ˈkləʊkˌruːm /

noun

1. a room in which hats, coats, luggage, etc, may be temporarily deposited
2. a euphemistic word for lavatory

Word History and Origins

Origin of cloakroom¹

First recorded in 1850–55; cloak + room

Example Sentences

And, if history is any guide, there’s always one peacock in the cloakroom ready to take center stage during such a make-or-break moment.

From Time

Sacco removed the cloakroom nearby, making way for a bar that now extends to the front windows.

From Washington Post

Its enemies are many of the men and women he shares a cloakroom with—any Republican senator who did not join in.

From The Daily Beast

It was a young man with a check for the things; he was waiting for them now in the cloakroom and he seemed nervous.

From Project Gutenberg

He wrested a chattering Winona from Mrs. Henrietta Plunkett at the door of the ladies' cloakroom.

From Project Gutenberg

Stoneman pushed his way among the mob which surrounded the badgered Puritan as he attempted to retreat into the cloakroom.

From Project Gutenberg

Miss Henderson took her hand, and entered a room 346 adjoining the cloakroom.

From Project Gutenberg

Then one day in the cloakroom he said, "Your great-grandmother—"

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