Main Entry: sa·lon

Pronunciation: \sə-ˈlän, ˈsa-ˌlän, sa-ˈlōⁿ\

Function: noun

Etymology: French

Date: 1699

1 : an elegant apartment or living room (as in a fashionable home)
2 : a fashionable assemblage of notables (as literary figures, artists, or statesmen) held by custom at the home of a prominent person
3 a : a hall for exhibition of art b capitalized : an annual exhibition of works of art
4 : a stylish business establishment or shop <a beauty salon>