parlour
[ pahr-ler ]
/ ˈpɑr lər /
noun, adjective Chiefly British.
usage note for parlour
See
-or1.
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Definition for parlour (2 of 2)
parlor
[ pahr-ler ]
/ ˈpɑr lər /
noun
Older Use.
a room for the reception and entertainment of visitors to one's home; living room.
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.
Also called locutorium.
a room in a monastery or the like where the inhabitants may converse with visitors or with each other.
adjective
advocating something, as a political view or doctrine, at a safe remove from actual involvement in or commitment to action: parlor leftism; parlor pink.
Also
especially British,
par·lour.
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British Dictionary definitions for parlour
parlour
US parlor
/ (ˈpɑːlə) /
noun
old-fashioned
a living room, esp one kept tidy for the reception of visitors
a reception room in a priest's house, convent, etc
a small room for guests away from the public rooms in an inn, club, etc
mainly US, Canadian and NZ
a room or shop equipped as a place of business
a billiard parlor
Caribbean
a small shop, esp one selling cakes and nonalcoholic drinks
Also called: milking parlour
a building equipped for the milking of cows
Word Origin for parlour
C13: from Anglo-Norman
parlur, from Old French
parleur room in convent for receiving guests, from
parler to speak; see
parley