PARLOUR


Meaning of PARLOUR in English

( 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.

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.