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PARLOUR definition: 1. a business that provides a stated type of personal service or sells a stated product: 2…. Learn more.
A parlour (or parlor) is a reception room or public space. In medieval Christian Europe, the "outer parlour" was the room where the monks or nuns conducted business with those outside the monastery and the "inner parlour" was used for necessary conversation between resident members.
parlour noun [C] (ROOM) ( especially in the past) a room in a private house used for relaxing, especially one that was kept tidy for entertaining guests. （尤指舊時的）起居室，客廳，會客室. the front parlour 前廳. an Edwardian parlour 愛德華七世時代的客廳.
1. (Architecture) old-fashioned a living room, esp one kept tidy for the reception of visitors. 2. (Ecclesiastical Terms) a reception room in a priest's house, convent, etc. 3. a small room for guests away from the public rooms in an inn, club, etc. 4.
parlour in British English. or US parlor (ˈpɑːlə ) noun. 1. old-fashioned. a living room, esp one kept tidy for the reception of visitors. 2. a reception room in a priest's house, convent, etc. 3. a small room for guests away from the public rooms in an inn, club, etc.
Synonyms of parlor. 1. : a room used primarily for conversation or the reception of guests: such as. a. : a room in a private dwelling for the entertainment of guests. b. : a conference chamber or private reception room. c. : a room in an inn, hotel, or club for conversation or semiprivate uses.
Definition of parlour noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
