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parlour

[ pahr-ler ]

noun

Chiefly British.


parlour

/ ˈ±èɑ˱ôÉ™ /

noun

  1. old-fashioned.
    a living room, esp one kept tidy for the reception of visitors
  2. a reception room in a priest's house, convent, etc
  3. a small room for guests away from the public rooms in an inn, club, etc
  4. a room or shop equipped as a place of business

    a billiard parlor

  5. a small shop, esp one selling cakes and nonalcoholic drinks
  6. Also calledmilking parlour a building equipped for the milking of cows
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Spelling Note

See -or 1.
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of parlour1

C13: from Anglo-Norman parlur, from Old French parleur room in convent for receiving guests, from parler to speak; see parley
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Some in the sector went on to find other forms of income, including actor Serene Sabah who decided to open an ice cream parlour.

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Mr Grimes recalled that his mother helped out in the milk parlour every day and never stopped cooking.

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Patrons eating pepperoni slices at the local pizza parlour will propose: "If anything, criminals need to be concerned, because if they break into your home, and you're there, they don't know what you got."

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