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
That evening, pouch-eyed, gaunt, battered, he climbed out of a parlor car at Washington and went directly to the White House.
From Time Magazine Archive
The bus is outfitted much like a railroad parlor car, with couches, tables and a galley.
From Time Magazine Archive
In his seat in the parlor car he was just one more traveler.
From Time Magazine Archive
Walking to board the parlor car, we had passed a dining car toward which he jerked his head, “I used to work on that thing.”
From "The Autobiography of Malcolm X" by Alex Malcolm X;Hailey
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