1. rooms in large houses where distilling was done and medicines, preserves, and liqueurs were prepared
Usage: historical; archaic

Examples

• The manor house had several stillrooms where the servants prepared herbal remedies.
• Victorian stillrooms were equipped with copper stills and glass bottles for storing medicines.
• The housekeeper supervised all activities in the stillrooms.
• Many old English estates still contain the remains of their original stillrooms.
• Stillrooms were typically located near the kitchen but separate from food preparation areas.
• The stillroom was where jam, pickles, and cordials were made for the household.