salon

noun sa·lon \ sə-ˈlän , ˈsa-ˌlän , sa-ˈlōⁿ \

|Updated on: 10 Jul 2018

Definition of salon

1 : an elegant apartment or living room (as in a fashionable home)

2 : a fashionable assemblage of notables (such 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

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Examples of salon in a Sentence

at its headquarters the company maintains a fashionable salon filled with works of modern art

Recent Examples of salon from the Web

Arrivals from around the world have flocked here, many coming from the Middle East, and have opened the businesses — the restaurants, meat markets, shops and salons — that draw customers from well beyond the city’s borders.

— New York Times, "A City Founded by Alexander Hamilton Sets the Stage for Its Next Act," 5 July 2018
Same goes for the Eurocentric salons that presumably had more skill grooming looser tresses.

— leilani marie labong, SFChronicle.com, "At the Culture of Hair salon, the mission is top of mind — and head," 5 July 2018
Tanning salons are making a comeback, while ice cream vendors, house painters and the staffs of outdoor swimming pools struggle with low demand for their services.

— Washington Post, "Europe’s sunny weather makes for a sorry summer in Reykjavik," 4 July 2018
The cosmetology building will include retail and salon space to support an existing campus program that provides hair care to the community.

— priscella vega, latimes.com, "Golden West College construction projects aim to build a future of ‘innovation and invention’," 4 July 2018
Tanning salons are making a comeback, while ice cream vendors, house painters and the staffs of outdoor swimming pools struggle with low demand for their services.

— egill bjarnason, Fox News, "Europe's sunny weather makes for a sorry summer in Reykjavik," 4 July 2018
His beauty salon/museum also includes a wall of records and WERD, which is an online revamping of the nation’s first black radio station.

— bill torpy, ajc, "Torpy at Large: Bitter sting as Atlanta officials sour on Sweet Auburn," 2 July 2018
Since 2016, police raids and arrests at private spaces such as clubs, saunas and salons have increased, alongside anti-LGBT rhetoric from government officials and state spokespersons.

— suyin haynes, Time, "Indonesia's Crackdown on LGBT Rights is Fueling an HIV Epidemic, Rights Group Warns," 2 July 2018
To get Leighton's look without a pricey salon visit, try Madison Reed's Radiant Hair Color Kit in Tuscany Brown for a natural, golden brunette shade.

— avery matera, Teen Vogue, "Leighton Meester Dyes Hair Brunette Again," 27 June 2018

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