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parlor

[ pahr-ler ]

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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.

advocating something, as a political view or doctrine, at a safe remove from actual involvement in or commitment to action:
parlor leftism; parlor pink.

Origin of parlor¹

1175–1225; Middle English parlur < Anglo-French; Old French parleor, equivalent to parl ( er ) to speak ( parle ) + -eor -or ²

The amenities include a fitness room, a sauna, a beauty parlor, and a karaoke setup.

He would be Cory Booker, who has promised to lead a campaign jog to a local ice cream parlor.

But suppose you played the same parlor game with your personal life.

In some areas, the concept of a “temaki shop” is the local equivalent of a by-the-slice pizza parlor.

It was brought into a Parks parlor for my grandmother by her husband, the very day my father was born, March 11, 1911.

Over the mantel in our parlor we have a picture of the lion's den, and it is one of the choicest of our family treasures.

“Your mother is down town, Miss Jessie,” said the quiet voice of the parlor maid.

I talked with the men in the bar, and later wandered into the parlor where the women were, some tearful, others indignant.

My servant's whip, however, soon sent them about their business, and I ventured into the parlor to see what cheer.

After breakfast, pass an hour or two in the parlor, unless you are going out, whilst the chambermaid puts your room in order.

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