parlor house

noun

(especially in the 19th and early 20th centuries) a brothel with a comfortable, often elaborately decorated parlor for the reception of clients.

Origin of parlor house

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First recorded in 1860–65

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How to use parlor house in a sentence

All were dressed in the regular parlor house costume and all claimed to possess medical certificates.
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