parlour guitar

A form of parlor guitar — A kind of small acoustic guitar, originally meant to be played (often by women) in the parlor of a Victorian-era home; more modern models are still used today, commonly in folk music.

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Meanings

nounparlour guitar (plural parlour guitars)

plural parlour guitars

  1. alternativeAlternative spelling of parlor guitar.
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parlour guitar. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/parlour%20guitar

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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “parlour guitar,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/parlour%20guitar.

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