dinette
See also: dînette
English
editEtymology
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editNoun
editdinette (plural dinettes)
- A small space within a dwelling, usually alongside a kitchen, used for informal dining; a dining alcove or nook.
- Coordinate term: dining room
- The condominium lacks a proper dining room, but has a cosy dinette.
- (US, military, informal) A submarine's mess hall.
- Furniture for an indoor informal dining space, usually consisting of chairs and a small table.
- We purchased a new dinette yesterday.
- 2021, Colson Whitehead, Harlem Shuffle, Fleet, page 10:
- The dinette set in the corner was from the ’30s, chipped and discolored.
- (obsolete) A preliminary dinner; luncheon.
Related terms
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editspace
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furniture
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References
edit- “dinette”, in Dictionary.com Unabridged, Dictionary.com, LLC, 1995–present.
- Random House Webster's Unabridged Electronic Dictionary, 1987-1996.
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