parlor
parlor Lexical Profile
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• noun
American A retail shop or commercial establishment that provides specialized personal services, goods, or refreshments, such as an ice cream shop, beauty salon, or funeral home.
"On hot summer afternoons, families lined up outside the neighborhood ice cream parlor."
American A sitting room in a private house used primarily for receiving and entertaining guests.
"The host ushered the evening guests into the front parlor for tea and conversation."
American A specialized building or room on a dairy farm equipped with machinery for milking cows.
"The dairy farmer upgraded the milking parlor with automated rotary stalls to improve efficiency."
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Word Origin & Etymology
Borrowed into Middle English from Anglo-Norman 'parlur' and Old French 'parloir' ('a room for speaking'), derived from the verb 'parler' ('to speak'). It originally referred to the room in a monastery or convent where monks or nuns were permitted to converse with visitors.