English Explanatory Dictionary

parlor

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The living room of a house, or a room for entertaining guests; a room for talking; a sitting-room or drawing room.
  2. The apartment in a monastery or nunnery where the residents are permitted to meet and converse with each other or with visitors from the outside.
  3. A comfortable room in a public house.
  4. A covered open-air patio.
  5. A shop or other business selling goods or services specified by context.
  6. Ellipsis of beauty parlor.
  7. A shed used for milking cattle; a milking parlor.

Pronunciation

/ˈpɑːlə/ pärʹlər /ˈpɑɹlɚ/ /ˈpaːlɔː/ En-us-parlour.ogg

Word forms

parlor parlors parlour

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English parlour, from Old French parleor, parloir, parleoir, from the verb parler (“to speak”); compare Medieval Latin parlātōrium. Doublet of parloir.

Synonyms

living room sitting room drawing room lounge

Derived words

beauty parlor beer parlor betting parlor chili parlor funeral parlor horse parlor ice-cream parlor ice cream parlor massage parlor milking parlor nonparlor oyster parlor parlor car parlor-game parlor game parlor guitar parlor house parlorish parlor LARP parlorless parlor maid parlormaid parlor match parlor palm parlor pink parlor trick pigs in the parlour pizza parlor sky parlor sun parlor tanning parlor tattoo parlor

Translations

French: salon Swedish: salong Swedish: bar Swedish: butik
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