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dinette orig. U.S.|ˈdaɪnɛt, daɪˈnɛt|
[irreg. f. dine v. + -ette.]
a. A small room, an alcove, or part of a room set aside for meals.
b. A set of articles of dining furniture, usu. compactly designed. Also attrib.
c. A small restaurant.
1930Ladies' Home Jrnl. Jan. 38/3 Two clumsy, heavy French doors between the living room and the dinette. 1931Sears Catal. Spring 622 (heading) Stylish dinette at bigger savings. 1940S. Lewis B. Merriday ii. 26 Fun, frolic, and ‘fried dogs’ at Dinty's dinette. ‘Where all of Sladesbury's Bohemia hangs out.’ 1942Archit. Rev. XCI. 101/3 The usual worker's house [in Canada] has three bedrooms, a living-room, kitchen with ‘dinette’, bathroom, [etc.]. 1953W. R. Burnett Vanity Row viii. 63 A little dinette, hidden by a beaverboard partition. 1955J. Cannan Long Shadows iii. 35 The kitchenette is situated in close proximity to the dinette. 1957W. H. Whyte Organiz. Man xxiv. 313 A wife was so ashamed of the emptiness of her living room that she smeared the picture window with Bon Ami; not until a dinette set arrived did she wash it off. 1962Radio Times 29 Mar. 28/2 The divans and ‘dinette’ seats [in a caravan] are upholstered in deep foam rubber. 1970Globe & Mail (Toronto) 26 Sept. 52/3 (Advt.), 20% off! Dinette sets. Has drop-leaf table, two well-padded chairs. |