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US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈpɑrlɚ/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(pär′lər)

par•lor /ˈpɑrlɚ/USA pronunciation n. [countable]

a room in a home for receiving visitors:a front parlor.
British Termsa shop or business establishment:a funeral parlor; a beauty parlor.

Also,[esp. Brit.,] parlour.

par•lor (pär′lər),USA pronunciation n.

[Older Use.]a room for the reception and entertainment of visitors to one's home;
living room.
British Termsa room, apartment, or building serving as a place of business for certain businesses or professions:funeral parlor; beauty parlor.
British Termsa somewhat private room in a hotel, club, or the like for relaxation, conversation, etc.;
lounge.
Architecture, ReligionAlso called locutorium. a room in a monastery or the like where the inhabitants may converse with visitors or with each other.

adj.

British Terms, Governmentadvocating 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.

Anglo-French; Old French parleor, equivalent. to parl(er) to speak (see parle) + -eor -or²
Middle English parlur 1175–1225

par•lour (pär′lər),USA pronunciation n., adj. [Chiefly Brit.]

British Terms, Pronounsparlor.

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Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::

parlour, US parlor /ˈpɑːlə/ n

old-fashioned a living room, esp one kept tidy for the reception of visitors
a reception room in a priest's house, convent, etc
a small room for guests away from the public rooms in an inn, club, etc
chiefly US Canadian NZ a room or shop equipped as a place of business: a billiard parlor
Caribbean a small shop, esp one selling cakes and nonalcoholic drinks
Also called: milking parlour a building equipped for the milking of cows

Etymology: 13th Century: from Anglo-Norman parlur, from Old French parleur room in convent for receiving guests, from parler to speak; see parley

'parlor' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):

beer parlour - parlour - sun lounge - adjourn - beautician - beauty parlor - ben - billiard parlor - calefactory - chair car - day coach - dwarf fan palm - front room - horse parlor - ice-cream parlor chair - living room - locutorium - massage parlor - milking parlor - outgoing - parlor car - parlor game - parlor grand - parlor house - parlormaid - parlor palm - porter - Pullman - puss in the corner - saloon car - set - sun parlor - sunroom

In Lists: Rooms, Series, more...

Synonyms: living room, sitting room, drawing room, front room, reception room, more...

🗣️Forum discussions with the word(s) "parlor" in the title:

'Come into my parlor' (Medium is the Massage)
a KTV parlor/lounge
a parlor Maurice
Country parlor and back-room saloon
Empty ice cream parlor
foot massage parlor?
Front parlor window
It's a fine doctor would have his parlor
massage parlor frequenter
Parlor game
PArlor Tricks
parlor tricks
parlor, front room, sitting room and living room
parlor, in a song lyrics (Annette Hanshaw)
pizza, ice cream <parlor> [parlour]
reducing parlor
running parlor game
second parlor
the opinion of the fellow I suspected sat in the parlor
The tattoo parlor with a guy outside who got drunk
They were like a parlor charade of horse and rider
waved to the concierge in her <aquarium parlor>

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