CLOAKROOM

cloakroom, coatroom

(noun) a room where coats and other articles can be left temporarily

cloakroom

(noun) a private lounge off of a legislative chamber

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology

Noun

cloakroom (plural cloakrooms)

A room intended for holding guests' cloaks and other heavy outerwear, as at a theater.

(British, Irish) A room intended for holding luggage, as at an airport.

A private lounge next to a legislative chamber.

(British, Irish, euphemistic) A lavatory, now particularly a small secondary lavatory or a men's room.

Synonyms

• (all senses): cloaks

• (room for storing heavy outer garments): coatroom, coat check, checkroom (US)

• (room for lost luggage): lost and found; baggage room (US); left-luggage office (UK)

• (lavatory): See bathroom

• (small secondary lavatory): half bath, half bathroom (North America); toilet (NZ)

Coordinate terms

• (coatroom for women): ladies' cloakroom (historical)

• (lavatory for women): powder room; ladies' cloakroom (dated)

Source: Wiktionary

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Cloak"room`, n.

Definition: A room, attached to any place of public resort, where cloaks, overcoats, etc., may be deposited for a time.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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