parlor car
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of parlor car
First recorded in 1855–60
Example Sentences
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Or is it the soft, steady voice of the stranger in the train’s parlor car, telling a story to the boy’s father?
From New York Times ● Jun. 16, 2015
In his seat in the parlor car he was just one more traveler.
From Time Magazine Archive
Clancy, who shares his hero Ryan's aversion to flying, rented an entire Amtrak parlor car for the trip.
From Time Magazine Archive
Today Branford ranks as the second largest trolley trove in the country, is stocked with 75 cars, ranging from a John Stephenson horsecar, vintage 1893, to a wicker-chaired private parlor car in mint condition.
From Time Magazine Archive
The parlor car, packed with businessmen behind their newspapers, commuting homeward after their workdays, was electric with Malcolm X’s presence.
From "The Autobiography of Malcolm X" by Alex Malcolm X;Hailey
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