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sun parlor

American  

noun

  1. a porch or room with many windows exposed to sunshine; sun porch; solarium.


Etymology

Origin of sun parlor

An Americanism dating back to 1915–20

Example Sentences

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His father had painted it in “refined colors”: pale yellow walls with violet panels in the living room; pink walls with maroon triangles in the sun parlor.

From New York Times • Aug. 18, 2022

The James McCreery & Co. dry goods store on Broadway at East 11th Street boasted a rooftop restaurant and sun parlor said to be the first of its kind anywhere.

From New York Times • Mar. 4, 2018

To Atlantic City a score of sculptors and architects journeyed hopefully with their models which they set around the sun parlor of the Ambassador Hotel.

From Time Magazine Archive

Scattered here and there in the simple sun parlor of a private house the first students began to learn their Christian duties of citizenship.

From Time Magazine Archive

He crawled into the sun parlor, took off his shoes and slipped down the hall and up the stairs to his room.

From The Lookout Man by Bower, B. M.

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