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- Dictionarypar·lor/ˈpärlər/
noun
- 1. a sitting room in a private house: dated "they had lunch in the parlor" Similar
- 2. a room in a public building for receiving guests: "the mayor's parlor"
adjective
- 1. denoting a person who professes but does not actively give support to a specified (especially radical) political view: derogatory "urban intellectuals and parlor revolutionaries"
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( especially in the past) a room in a private house used for relaxing, especially one that was kept clean and neat for entertaining guests: the front parlor. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. (Definition of parlor from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press) parlor | American Dictionary.
The meaning of PARLOR is a room used primarily for conversation or the reception of guests. How to use parlor in a sentence.
a room, apartment, or building serving as a place of business for certain businesses or professions: funeral parlor; beauty parlor. a somewhat private room in a hotel, club, or the like for relaxation, conversation, etc.; lounge.
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.
1. a. Archaic. a room set aside for the entertainment of guests; formal sitting room. b. OLD-FASHIONED. any living room. 2. a small, semiprivate sitting room or meeting room apart from the main lounges in a hotel, inn, etc. 3. a. OLD-FASHIONED. a business establishment elegantly furnished to resemble a private sitting room. an ice-cream parlor. b.
A parlor is a living room or a sitting room, the place in your house with comfortable chairs and sofas. You might also decide to put your giant new TV in the parlor.
PARLOR meaning: 1 : a store or business that sells a specified kind of food or service; 2 : a room in a house or apartment that is used for conversation or for spending time with guests
Parlor Definition. A room set aside for the entertainment of guests; formal sitting room. Any living room. A small, semiprivate sitting room or meeting room apart from the main lounges in a hotel, inn, etc.
par•lor (pär′ lər), n. [ Older Use.]a room for the reception and entertainment of visitors to one's home; living room. British Terms a room, apartment, or building serving as a place of business for certain businesses or professions: funeral parlor; beauty parlor.
(old-fashioned) a room in a private house for sitting in, entertaining visitors, etc. Check pronunciation: parlor. Definition of parlor noun in Oxford Advanced American Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
