ice-cream parlour

plural ice-cream parlours

1. alternativeAlternative form of ice cream parlor.

   They [paper drinking cups] became popular in ice-cream parlours and soda fountains as a way of serving ice cream in take-away portions.

   2010, Caroline Weir, Robin Weir, “Glossary”, in Ice Creams, Sorbets & Gelati: The Definitive Guide, London: Grub Street, published 2012, →ISBN, entry “Dixie cup”, page 291, column 1

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   Ice-cream parlours are making a comeback at present, almost all of them finding it profitable to provide “retro”-styled furnishings: black-and-white tiled floors (the tiles preferably hexagonal), bentwood chairs, “Tiffany” lamps, mirrors, cushioned booths, marble counters and so on.

   1986, Margaret Visser, “Ice Cream: Cold Comfort”, in Much Depends on Dinner: The Extraordinary History and Mythology, Allure and Obsessions, Perils and Taboos of an Ordinary Meal, Grove Press, →ISBN, page 316

   In fact, one of the appeals of ice-cream parlours was their perceived ‘respectability’, which, unlike pubs, made them appropriate for women and children to frequent.

   2009, Elisabetta Girelli, “History and Representation of Italian Immigrants in Britain”, in Beauty and the Beast: Italianness in British Cinema, Bristol; Chicago, Ill.: Intellect Books, →ISBN, page 44