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parlour
[pahr-ler]
parlour
/ ˈɑːə /
noun
old-fashioneda 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
a room or shop equipped as a place of business
a billiard parlor
a small shop, esp one selling cakes and nonalcoholic drinks
Also called: milking parlour.a building equipped for the milking of cows
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Word History and Origins
Origin of parlour1
Example Sentences
We've had a lot of nights out that ended in a tattoo parlour or losing a shoe somehow.
Prosecutor Rachel Shenton told Manchester Crown Court Rehman had taken the drugs and visited two massage parlours in the city in the early morning of the incident.
A woman who did not realise she was pregnant has described giving birth alone at the beauty parlour where she worked before cutting her baby's umbilical cord with eyebrow scissors.
Some in the sector went on to find other forms of income, including actor Serene Sabah who decided to open an ice cream parlour.
Mr Grimes recalled that his mother helped out in the milk parlour every day and never stopped cooking.
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