Skip to definition.
Get the FREE one-click dictionary software for Windows or the iPhone/iPad and Android apps


Noun: parlor  paar-lur
Usage: US (elsewhere: parlour)
  1. [N. Amer] Reception room in an inn or club where visitors can be received
    - parlour [Brit, Cdn]
     
  2. [N. Amer] A room in a private house or establishment where people can sit and talk and relax
    - living room, living-room, sitting room, front room, parlour [Brit, Cdn], lounge [Brit]
     
  3. A shop or business premises
    "a beauty parlor";
    - parlour [N. Amer]
     
  4. A shed used for milking cattle
    - parlour [N. Amer]

Derived forms: parlors

Type of: reception room, room

Part of: abode, domicil [rare], domicile, dwelling, dwelling house, habitation, home

Encyclopedia: Parlor, Bedroom and Bath