variants
or British parlour
plural parlors
1
: a store or business that sells a specified kind of food or service
an ice-cream parlor
a pizza parlor
a beauty/funeral/tattoo parlor
2
old-fashioned
: a room in a house or apartment that is used for conversation or for spending time with guests
We sat in the front parlor [=a parlor in the front of a house/apartment] and had a nice visit.
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“Parlor.” Merriam-Webster.com Simple Definition, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/simple/parlor. Accessed 16 Apr. 2026.
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