salonsal‧on /ˈsælɒn $ səˈlɑːn/ ●○○ noun [countable] 
an exclusive hair salon2a shop where fashionable and expensive clothes are sold3 old-fashioned a room in a very large house, where people can meet and talk4a regular meeting of famous people at which they talk about art, literature, or music, popular in the past in France: a literary salon
WORD ORIGINsalon
Origin:
1600-1700 French ➔ SALOONEXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
- a beauty salon
- a bridal salon
- Available from salons only - call for your nearest stockist.
- Did you feel comfortable and relaxed in the salon? 4.
- For appointments call the salon on.
- His hands dangled over the sides of the wheelchair as they took him to the salon to meet the Bishop.
- Products are only available from salons.
- She unloaded the car and carried everything in, dumping it all in the middle of the salon.
- The contest was open to all hairdressing students at the institute but also included a category for senior stylists and salon owners.
- They include the alleged failure of salon owners to regularly follow manufacturers' instructions.
THESAURUS
especially British English, store especially American English a building or place where things are sold: · She's gone to the shops to get some milk.· a clothes shop· Our local store has sold out of sugar for making jam.
a small shop that sells fashionable clothes or other objects: · a little boutique which specializes in bath products.
British English a very large shop, especially one that is built outside the centre of a city: · Out-of-town superstores have taken business away from shops in the city centre.
a very large shop that is divided into several big parts, each of which sells one type of thing, such as clothes, furniture, or kitchen equipment: · He went around all the big department stores in Oxford Street.
(also grocery store American English) a very large shop that sells food, drinks, and things that people need regularly in their homes: · Supermarkets have cut down the number of plastic bags they distribute by 50%.
a shop where you can get your hair washed, cut curled etc
British English, nursery especially American English a place that sells a wide range of plants, seeds, and things for your garden: · Your local garden centre can advise you on which plants to grow.
formal a shop that sells things for less than the usual price, especially things from a particular company or things of a particular type: · The book is available from most retail outlets.
an area, usually outdoors, where people buy and sell many different types of things: · I usually buy our vegetables at the market – they're much cheaper there.
especially American English a large area where there are a lot of shops, especially a large building: · A new restaurant has opened at the mall.· We used to hang around together at the mall.
American English a row of shops built together, with a large area for parking cars in front of it: · Strip malls can seem rather impersonal.
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COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRY an exclusive hair salonCOLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADJECTIVE
1a place where you can get your hair cut, have beauty treatments etc SYN hairdresser’shair/beauty salon an exclusive hair salon· Products are only available from salons.· The Lifetex range is available from professional salons nationwide.· G5 - this is a very powerful type of massage available from beauty salons.· More and more products are available through professional salons where advice and recommendation is available from experts.
· Prices range from £40 to £58 but expect to pay up to £100 in London - call for your nearest salon.· The creme gel formulation is ideal for smoothing and protecting and costs £4.50 - call for your nearest salon.· Contact on for details of your nearest Redken appointed salon.· Make a date at your nearest appointed salon and discover what Lamaur hair care can do for you.· For details of your nearest Glemby salon offering G5, call.
· There's talk of him opening two new salons in New York and Milan.· Go for gold - it's the ultimate hair accessory and it's now available at London's newest salon.
NOUN· It has sprouted shopping malls, discos and nightclubs, beauty salons, gymnasia, news kiosks, coffee shops.· I noticed it only because part of the mixture involved a large quantity of my expensive beauty salon shampoo.· Gymnasium, sauna, steam room, beauty salon, indoor pool.· Have your eyelashes dyed at a local beauty salon and then you can simply forget about them all summer.· Comfortable public rooms include a bar, restaurant, lounge and beauty salon.· It is also worth going along to a beauty salon a month or so in advance to have your make-up done.· Ask for Tuenda treatment and homecare products at your Depilex Appointed beauty salon.
· Cutting edge: A small Stockton hair salon is proving it is a cut above the rest in competitions.· The street is dotted with pricey eateries, art galleries, boutiques and hair salons.· Ask for details at your local professional hair salon that stocks Schwarzkopf.
· It had looked more suitable for a West End hairdressing salon.· And handsome David Wood, who now runs his own hairdressing salon in Melbourne, was lucky enough to date her.· Bain de Terre products are available at over 300 professional hairdressing salons nationwide.· Facilities include porterage, restaurant, cocktail bars, health & beauty care, hairdressing salon and Metro night club.
an exclusive hair salon2a shop where fashionable and expensive clothes are sold3 old-fashioned a room in a very large house, where people can meet and talk4a regular meeting of famous people at which they talk about art, literature, or music, popular in the past in France: a literary salon