Definition of parlors Parlors

/pɑˈɹlɚz/ - [parlerz] -

We found 3 definitions of parlors from 2 different sources.

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British English

parlours - /pˈɑːləz/

American English

parlors - /pɑˈɹlɚz/

What does parlors mean?

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  • parlors (Noun)
    Plural of parlor.

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WordNet

WordNet by Princeton University

Noun

Plural: parlors

parlor - reception room in an inn or club where visitors can be received
  parlour
parlor - 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
  room an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling; "the rooms were very small but they had a nice view"
  dwelling, dwelling house, abode, domicile, habitation, home housing that someone is living in; "he built a modest dwelling near the pond"; "they raise money to provide homes for the homeless"
  common room a sitting room (usually at school or university)
  morning room a sitting room used during the daylight hours
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  • parlor (Noun)
    A covered open-air patio.
  • parlor (Noun)
    A room for lounging especially for reading; a sitting-room; a drawing room .
  • parlor (Noun)
    The apartment in a monastery or nunnery where the inmates are permitted to meet and converse with each other, or with visitors and friends from the outside.

Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

  • parlor (n.)
    A room for business or social conversation, for the reception of guests, etc.
  • parlor (n.)
    The apartment in a monastery or nunnery where the inmates are permitted to meet and converse with each other, or with visitors and friends from without.
  • parlor (n.)
    In large private houses, a sitting room for the family and for familiar guests, -- a room for less formal uses than the drawing-room. Esp., in modern times, the dining room of a house having few apartments, as a London house, where the dining parlor is usually on the ground floor.
  • parlor (n.)
    Commonly, in the United States, a drawing-room, or the room where visitors are received and entertained.

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