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parlour


Definition: Meaning of, parlour in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / ˈpɑːlə /

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parlour parlours
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  1. ice cream/funeral/tattoo parlour a shop or type of business that provides a particular service
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  2. old-fashioned a room in a house which has comfortable chairs and is used for meeting guests
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parlour used in phrases

  • beauty parlour (noun)
    1. a shop where hairdressers and beauticians work
  • billiard parlour (noun)
    1. a room in which billiards is played
  • funeral parlour (noun)
    1. a mortuary where those who knew the deceased can come to pay their last respects
  • massage parlour (noun)
    1. a BROTHEL (= place where people pay to have sex) - used to pretend that it is not a BROTHEL
    2. a place where you pay to have a massage
  • milking parlour (noun)
    1. a building on a farm where milk is taken from cows
  • parlour car (noun)
    1. a passenger car for day travel; you pay extra fare for individual chairs
  • parlour game (noun)
    1. a game that can be played indoors, such as a guessing game or a word game
  • parlour grand (noun)
    1. a small grand piano
  • parlour grand piano (noun)
    1. a small grand piano
  • parlour maid (noun)
    1. a female servant who was employed in large houses in the past to clean the rooms and serve guests
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orthoepist
Pronunciation: ˈɔːθəʊɛpɪst
Parts of Speech: noun
especially one of the 17th or 18th century scholars who proposed to reform English spelling so it would reflect pronunciation more closely a practitioner of orthoepy
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