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Definition of Open house
1. Noun. An informal party of people with hospitality for all comers.
Definition of Open house
1. Noun. A house habitually kept open to callers. ¹
2. Noun. An event, often in one's home, at which there are few restrictions regarding who and how many may attend. ¹
3. Noun. An event during which a facility or institution is open to the public for inspection or tour. ¹
4. Noun. (chiefly US Australia) A period of time, usually several hours in a day, during which a house which is for sale is open for inspection or tour by interested parties. ¹
5. Noun. (American English) A casual school event where the school invites parents or guardians to come and tour their child's school, classrooms, and allow them to meet their child's teachers. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Open House
Literary usage of Open house
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Library of Southern Literature by John Calvin Metcalf (1909)
"M. open house From ' From the Uncivil War to Date.' IN the good old patriarchal
... Some of us try to keep open house yet, but can't do it like we used to. ..."
2. Reaching All Families: Creating Family-Friendly Schools edited by Oliver C. Moles (1997)
"One widespread approach is the open house. It is a great way to welcome all ...
The open house works best if schools: • Hold them just once or twice a year. ..."
3. Sunset by Southern Pacific Company. Passenger Dept, Southern Pacific Company (1912)
"... a House of Many Mansions Along the King s Highway, in California, Keeps Open
House in \Vinter to Pilgrims Who Seek a Refuge from Old King Cold By JOHN ..."
4. The Veto Power: Its Origin, Development, and Function in the Government of by Edward Campbell Mason (1891)
"open house Journal, 4 sess. I Cong. 28. Exemption of editors and employees of
... open house Journal, i sess. 2 Cong. 31. Claim of McDaniel and Ewing. ..."
5. Bill Arp: Front the Uncivil War to Date. 1861-1903 by Bill Arp (1903)
"open house. In the good old patriarchal times most every family of wealth kept
what was called "open house" and all who came were welcome. ..."
6. The Diary and Letters of Gouverneur Morris: Minister of the United States to by Gouverneur Morris (1888)
"Letter to Carmichael. Letter to Short on the Lafayette subject . Letter to Madame
de Lafayette. Morris keeps open house. The king before the Assembly. ..."
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