parlor

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noun

par·lor ˈpär-lər How to pronounce parlor (audio)

: a room used primarily for conversation or the reception of guests: such as

: a room in a private dwelling for the entertainment of guests

: a conference chamber or private reception room

: a room in an inn, hotel, or club for conversation or semiprivate uses

: any of various business places

a funeral parlor

a beauty parlor

parlor

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adjective

: used in or suitable for a parlor

parlor furniture

: fostered or advocated in comfortable seclusion without consequent action or application to affairs

parlor bolshevism

: given to or characterized by fostering or advocating something (such as a doctrine) in such a manner

parlor socialist

Example Sentences

Noun an ice cream parlor with an old-timey theme

Recent Examples on the Web

Noun

As the family gathered in their parlor one recent evening, 13-year-old Samia sat shyly on a sofa, looking downcast.

Pamela Constable, Washington Post, 11 Aug. 2022 Don't see your favorite ice cream parlor on the list?

Haadiza Ogwude, The Enquirer, 14 July 2022 In 1929, his family moved the business to Hollywood, inaugurating its ice cream parlor just west of Grauman’s Chinese theater.

Los Angeles Times, 12 July 2022 In the rabbi’s parlor, the man was left to sit alone all day, growing hungrier and hungrier.

Caren Schnur Neile, Sun Sentinel, 9 Aug. 2022 The Last Line soft-opened its Beverly Hills flagship store and piercing parlor at 344 N. Beverly Drive on July 14.

Ingrid Schmidt, The Hollywood Reporter, 7 Aug. 2022 While artfully designed gas pump globes, parlor chairs, silver cigarette cases and the first electric lights may be quaint remnants of the past, the mammy jars are a chilling reminder of a more recent time when racist propaganda was commonplace.

oregonlive, 6 Aug. 2022 This plant, also known as the Victorian parlor palm, is famously resilient.

Hadley Mendelsohn, House Beautiful, 22 July 2022 Officials also said other nearby buildings in the town’s historic area, including several vacant homes, were damaged or destroyed, affecting an art gallery, real estate office, beauty parlor and café, as well as apartments above the businesses.

From Usa Today Network And Wire Reports, USA TODAY, 21 July 2022

Adjective

Kyle Green kgreen@idahostatesman.comParlor bird cage at the Jones/Eld house in East Boise.

Anna Webb, idahostatesman, 14 Apr. 2017 See More

Word History

Etymology

Noun

Middle English parlour, parlur "room off a hall set aside for private conversation, room (as in a monastery) where speech is permitted," borrowed from Anglo-French parlur, parlour, from parler "to speak, talk" + -ur, -or (continental Old French -oir), going back to Latin -ōrius -ory entry 1 — more at parley entry 2

Adjective

from attributive use of parlor entry 1

First Known Use

Noun

13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Adjective

15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

单词	parlor
释义	parlor 1 of 2 noun par·lor ˈpär-lər 1 : a room used primarily for conversation or the reception of guests: such as a : a room in a private dwelling for the entertainment of guests b : a conference chamber or private reception room c : a room in an inn, hotel, or club for conversation or semiprivate uses 2 : any of various business places a funeral parlor a beauty parlor parlor 2 of 2 adjective 1 : used in or suitable for a parlor parlor furniture 2 a : fostered or advocated in comfortable seclusion without consequent action or application to affairs parlor bolshevism b : given to or characterized by fostering or advocating something (such as a doctrine) in such a manner parlor socialist Synonyms Noun establishment joint place salon See all Synonyms & Antonyms Example Sentences Noun an ice cream parlor with an old-timey theme Recent Examples on the Web Noun As the family gathered in their parlor one recent evening, 13-year-old Samia sat shyly on a sofa, looking downcast. Pamela Constable, Washington Post, 11 Aug. 2022 Don't see your favorite ice cream parlor on the list? Haadiza Ogwude, The Enquirer, 14 July 2022 In 1929, his family moved the business to Hollywood, inaugurating its ice cream parlor just west of Grauman’s Chinese theater. Los Angeles Times, 12 July 2022 In the rabbi’s parlor, the man was left to sit alone all day, growing hungrier and hungrier. Caren Schnur Neile, Sun Sentinel, 9 Aug. 2022 The Last Line soft-opened its Beverly Hills flagship store and piercing parlor at 344 N. Beverly Drive on July 14. Ingrid Schmidt, The Hollywood Reporter, 7 Aug. 2022 While artfully designed gas pump globes, parlor chairs, silver cigarette cases and the first electric lights may be quaint remnants of the past, the mammy jars are a chilling reminder of a more recent time when racist propaganda was commonplace. oregonlive, 6 Aug. 2022 This plant, also known as the Victorian parlor palm, is famously resilient. Hadley Mendelsohn, House Beautiful, 22 July 2022 Officials also said other nearby buildings in the town’s historic area, including several vacant homes, were damaged or destroyed, affecting an art gallery, real estate office, beauty parlor and café, as well as apartments above the businesses. From Usa Today Network And Wire Reports, USA TODAY, 21 July 2022 Adjective Kyle Green kgreen@idahostatesman.comParlor bird cage at the Jones/Eld house in East Boise. Anna Webb, idahostatesman, 14 Apr. 2017 See More Word History Etymology Noun Middle English parlour, parlur "room off a hall set aside for private conversation, room (as in a monastery) where speech is permitted," borrowed from Anglo-French parlur, parlour, from parler "to speak, talk" + -ur, -or (continental Old French -oir), going back to Latin -ōrius -ory entry 1 — more at parley entry 2 Adjective from attributive use of parlor entry 1 First Known Use Noun 13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1 Adjective 15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1 Phrases Containing parlor front parlor massage parlor parlor grand parlor trick parlor game tattoo parlor parlor car front parlor massage parlor parlor grand parlor trick parlor game tattoo parlor parlor car See More Kids Definition parlor noun par·lor ˈpär-lər 1 : a room for receiving guests and for conversation 2 : a usually small place of business beauty parlor ice cream parlor parlor noun as in place a building, room, or suite of rooms occupied by a service business an ice cream parlor with an old-timey theme Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance place facility salon house establishment joint station spot club installation den hole dive
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parlor

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