( BrE ) ( NAmE par·lor ) / ˈpɑːlə(r); NAmE ˈpɑːrl-/ noun
1.
( old-fashioned ) a room in a private house for sitting in, entertaining visitors, etc.
2.
(in compounds) ( especially NAmE ) a shop / store that provides particular goods or services :
a beauty / an ice-cream parlour
—see also funeral parlour , massage parlour
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WORD ORIGIN
Middle English : from Anglo-Norman French parlur place for speaking, from Latin parlare speak.