n.
Pronunciation: s ə - ' lün
Function: noun
Etymology: French salon, from Italian salone, augmentative of sala hall, of Germanic origin; akin to Old High German sal hall; akin to Lithuanian sala village
Date: 1728
1 a chiefly British : SALON 1 b chiefly British : an often elaborately decorated public hall c (1) : a usually large public cabin on a ship (as for dining) (2) : the living area on a yacht d chiefly British : SALON 4 e : BARROOM
2 : SALON 2
3 British a : PARLOR CAR b : SEDAN 2A ― called also saloon car