Definition of "parlor" []

• A room in a private home set apart for the entertainment of visitors. (noun)
• A small lounge or sitting room affording limited privacy, as at an inn or tavern. (noun)
• A room equipped and furnished for a special function or business: a tanning parlor. (noun)

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• "The term parlor generally denotes something other than massage within the industry."
• "You have one room which you call the parlor, supposed to be the best in the house, as to its location, its finish, its furniture, and its use."
• "This he had placed in what he called the parlor that morning, after dusting it carefully and putting a fresh pillow case on the scanty pillow where Amy's head had lain."