[par.lor] n [ME parlour, fr. OF, fr. parler] (13c) 1: a room used primarily for conversation or the reception of guests: as a: a room in a private dwelling for the entertainment of guests b: a conference chamber or private reception room c: a room in an inn, hotel, or club for conversation or semiprivate uses
2: any of various business places "a funeral ~" "a beauty ~"
[2]parlor adj (1552) 1: used in or suitable for a parlor "~ furniture"
2. a: fostered or advocated in comfortable seclusion without consequent action or application to affairs "~ bolshevism" b: given to or characterized by fostering or advocating something (as a doctrine) in such a manner "~ socialist"