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parlour
par·lour P0077400 (pär′lər)n. Chiefly British Variant of parlor.parlour (ˈpɑːlə) or parlorn1. (Architecture) old-fashioned a living room, esp one kept tidy for the reception of visitors2. (Ecclesiastical Terms) a reception room in a priest's house, convent, etc3. a small room for guests away from the public rooms in an inn, club, etc4. (Commerce) chiefly US and Canadian and NZ a room or shop equipped as a place of business: a billiard parlor. 5. (Commerce) Caribbean a small shop, esp one selling cakes and nonalcoholic drinks6. (Agriculture) Also called: milking parlour a building equipped for the milking of cows[C13: from Anglo-Norman parlur, from Old French parleur room in convent for receiving guests, from parler to speak; see parley]par•lor (ˈpɑr lər)
n. 1. a room in a home for receiving visitors; living room. 2. a shop or business establishment: ice-cream parlor; beauty parlor. 3. a somewhat private room in a hotel, club, or the like for relaxation, conversation, etc.; lounge. adj. 4. advocating a political view or doctrine at a safe remove from actual involvement or commitment to action: parlor socialist. Also, esp. Brit.,parlour.[1175–1225; Middle English parlur < Anglo-French; Old French parleor=parl(er) to speak (see parley) + -eor -or2]Thesaurus| Noun | 1. |  parlour - reception room in an inn or club where visitors can be receivedparlorreception room - a room for receiving and entertaining visitors (as in a private house or hotel) | | 2. |  parlour - a room in a private house or establishment where people can sit and talk and relaxfront room, living room, living-room, sitting room, parlorcommon room - a sitting room (usually at school or university)dwelling, dwelling house, habitation, home, abode, domicile - housing that someone is living in; "he built a modest dwelling near the pond"; "they raise money to provide homes for the homeless"morning room - a sitting room used during the daylight hoursroom - an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling; "the rooms were very small but they had a nice view"salon - elegant sitting room where guests are received |
parlour U.S. parlornoun (Old-fashioned)1. sitting room, lounge, living room, drawing room, front room, reception room, best room The guests were shown into the parlour.2. establishment, shop, store, salon a funeral parlourTranslationsparlour (American) parlor (ˈpaːlə) noun1. a room in a (usually small) house used for sitting in and for entertaining guests. 客廳 客厅2. room(s) for customers usually of firms providing particular services. a beauty parlo(u)r; a funeral parlo(u)r. 接待室 接待室，营业室 ˈparlour-maid noun a female servant who opens the door to visitors, serves tea etc. 客廳侍女 客厅女招待员
parlour
red-sauce parlorAn Italian-American restaurant known for serving traditional pasta dishes with tomato-based sauce. They new Italian restaurant that opened up downtown is a throwback to those authentic red-sauce parlors that my parents used to take me to as a kid. I grew up working in my grandfather's red-sauce parlor, so I know just about everything there is to know about pasta.See also: parlorsauce parlordated slang A bar or tavern. "Sauce" is a slang term for alcohol. I heard Tommy's dad spends more time at the sauce parlor than he does at home. The cops spotted the two criminals coming out of the sauce parlor and took them in for questioning.See also: parlor, saucesauce parlor n. a tavern. I wouldn’t be caught dead in that sauce parlor. See also: parlor, sauceparlour
parlour (US), parlor1. Old-fashioned a living room, esp one kept tidy for the reception of visitors 2. a reception room in a priest's house, convent, etc. 3. Chiefly US, Canadian, and NZ a room or shop equipped as a place of business 4. Caribbean a small shop, esp one selling cakes and nonalcoholic drinks parlour
Synonyms for parlournoun sitting roomSynonyms- sitting room
- lounge
- living room
- drawing room
- front room
- reception room
- best room
noun establishmentSynonyms- establishment
- shop
- store
- salon
Synonyms for parlournoun reception room in an inn or club where visitors can be receivedSynonymsRelated Wordsnoun a room in a private house or establishment where people can sit and talk and relaxSynonyms- front room
- living room
- living-room
- sitting room
- parlor
Related Words- common room
- dwelling
- dwelling house
- habitation
- home
- abode
- domicile
- morning room
- room
- salon
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