Meaning

2 senses

  1. (not comparable)Used in or appropriate for a parlor.

    Parlor painting.

  2. (figuratively, not comparable)Advocating something in a secluded place without actual involvement or action.

    Parlor socialism.

Examples

52 sentences

  1. Tom went to the tattoo parlor.

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  2. I'm going to open a pizza parlor.

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  3. The funeral parlor is next to the cemetery.

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  4. There's a beauty parlor next to the station.

    ruРядом со станцией есть салон красоты. — marafon

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  5. Could you suggest a good beauty parlor near here?

    deKönnten Sie einen guten Kosmetiksalon hier in der Nähe empfehlen? — Tamy

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Origin

Inherited from Middle English parlour, from Old French parleor, parloir, parleoir, from th

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

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See also

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