Meanings
plural parlours
- Commonwealth standard spelling of parlor.
Will you walk into my parlour, said a Spider to a Fly; / 'Tis the prettiest little parlour that ever you did spy.
1829, Mary Howitt, The Spider and the Fly, published 18531 more example
At half-past nine on this Saturday evening, the parlour of the Salutation Inn, High Holborn, contained most of its customary visitors.[…]In former days every tavern of repute kept such a room for its own select circle, a club, or society, of habitués, who met every evening, for a pipe and a cheerful glass.
1892, Walter Besant, chapter III, in The Ivory Gate […], New York, N.Y.: Harper & Brothers, […], →OCLC
Synonyms & antonyms
nounreception room in an inn or club where visitors can be received
nouna room in a private house or establishment where people can sit and talk and relax
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with parlour
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