Parlor Definition
pärlər
parlors
noun
parlors
A room set aside for the entertainment of guests; formal sitting room.
Webster's New World
Any living room.
Webster's New World
A small, semiprivate sitting room or meeting room apart from the main lounges in a hotel, inn, etc.
Webster's New World
A business establishment elegantly furnished to resemble a private sitting room.
An ice-cream parlor.
Webster's New World
Now, a shop or business establishment of a specified kind, often with some special equipment or furnishings for personal services.
A beauty parlor, tattoo parlor, off-track betting parlor.
Webster's New World
Other Word Forms of Parlor
Noun
Singular:
parlor
Plural:
parlorsOrigin of Parlor
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From Anglo-Norman parlur and Old French parleor, from the verb parler (“to speak").
From Wiktionary
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Middle English parlur from Old French from parler to talk parley
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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