Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A nook or alcove located in or near a kitchen and used for informal meals.
- noun The table and chairs used to furnish such an area.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A sort of preliminary dinner; a luncheon. See extract under dinner-hour.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun A
small space within adwelling , usually alongside akitchen , used forinformal dining ; a diningalcove ornook . - noun
Furniture for anindoor informal dining space, usually consisting ofchairs and a smalltable .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a small area off of a kitchen that is used for dining
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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That time the young soldier wanted to know if a case under the dinette was a camera.
RVs and retenes 2002
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The only space for it is under the dinette, which is obviously not ideal, but because it's covered, it's tolerable.
The Seattle Times 2010
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The only window is in the dining room (aptly called dinette).
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One area had an attached "dinette", where one family each week could dine on a (properly set) table with china dishes.
Toast: Lindy 2005
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One area had an attached "dinette", where one family each week could dine on a (properly set) table with china dishes.
Tea and Toast Part I: Home Ec Lindy 2005
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Houlihan Lawrence A dinette area overlooks a stone patio and the backyard.
A Scenic Cortland Escape Sushil Cheema 2011
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Drew Carey is giving away dinette sets on the "Price is Right" now, Christa Miller is the most reasonable mom on "Cougartown," and Craig Ferguson is the prematurely crazy grandfather of late night.
Hulu.com: The Top 10 TV Theme Songs We Listen to on Purpose Hulu.com 2011
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I bucked her off and the bitch crashed into a battered dinette.
Killing Hope Ron Earl Phillips 2011
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It also slept three comfortably—two in the master bed at the rear, and one at the dinette opposite the kitchen that turned into a bed.
Reality RV: Family Time Ralph Gardner Jr. 2011
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As if changing the shelves that dishes go on will make the kitchen dinette less hard to sit in and drink a cup of coffee.
Beachball, Kentucky Heather Fowler 2011
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