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- Dictionaryparlour/ˈpɑːlə/
noun
- 1. a sitting room in a private house: dated "they had lunch in the parlour" Similar
- 2. a room in a public building for receiving guests: "the mayor's parlour"
adjective
- 1. denoting a person who professes belief in but does not actively support a specified (especially radical) political view: derogatory "urban intellectuals and parlour revolutionaries"
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PARLOUR definition: 1. a business that provides a stated type of personal service or sells a stated product: 2…. Learn more.
a room or shop equipped as a place of business. a billiard parlor. a small shop, esp one selling cakes and nonalcoholic drinks. Also calledmilking parlour a building equipped for the milking of cows.
parlour in British English. or US parlor (ˈpɑːlə ) noun. 1. old-fashioned. a living room, esp one kept tidy for the reception of visitors. 2. a reception room in a priest's house, convent, etc. 3. a small room for guests away from the public rooms in an inn, club, etc.
Definition of parlour noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Definitions of parlour. noun. a room in a private house or establishment where people can sit and talk and relax. synonyms: front room, living room, living-room, parlor, sitting room. see more. noun. reception room in an inn or club where visitors can be received. synonyms: parlor. see more.
1. a room in a home for receiving visitors; living room. 2. a shop or business establishment: ice-cream parlor; beauty parlor. 3. a somewhat private room in a hotel, club, or the like for relaxation, conversation, etc.; lounge. adj.
A shop or business premises (originally one comfortably or lavishly furnished and decorated) which provides a particular service or commodity. Usually with distinguishing word, as beauty, beer, funeral, ice-cream, pizza parlour, etc. 1863. Ladies ige cream [sic] parlor!
1. A parlour is a room in a house for sitting in. [old-fashioned] [...] 2. Parlour is used in the names of some types of shops which provide a service, rather than selling things. [...] More. Pronunciations of the word 'parlour' British English: pɑːʳləʳ. More. Synonyms of 'parlour' • sitting room, lounge, living room, drawing room [...]
parlour. noun [ C ] UK (US parlor) uk / ˈpɑːlə r/ us. Add to word list. a shop that provides a particular type of goods or services: a beauty / pizza parlour. (Definition of parlour from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)
British Terms, Government advocating something, as a political view or doctrine, at a safe remove from actual involvement in or commitment to action: parlor leftism; parlor pink. Also, [esp. Brit.,] parlour.
