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parlor
(mass) | parlor
- salón |
parlor
(encz) | parlor,salon n: Zdeněk Brož |
Parlor
(gcide) | Parlor \Par"lor\, n. [OE. parlour, parlur, F. parloir, LL.
parlatorium. See Parley.] [Written also parlour.]
1. A room for business or social conversation, for the
reception of guests, etc. Specifically:
(a) The apartment in a monastery or nunnery where the
inmates are permitted to meet and converse with each
other, or with visitors and friends from without.
--Piers Plowman.
(b) In large private houses, a sitting room for the family
and for familiar guests, -- a room for less formal
uses than the drawing-room. Esp., in modern times, the
dining room of a house having few apartments, as a
London house, where the dining parlor is usually on
the ground floor.
(c) Commonly, in the United States, a drawing-room, or the
room where visitors are received and entertained; a
room in a private house where people can sit and talk
and relax, not usually the same as the dining room.
[1913 Webster +PJC]
Note: "In England people who have a drawing-room no longer
call it a parlor, as they called it of old and till
recently." --Fitzed. Hall.
[1913 Webster]
2. A room in an inn or club where visitors can be received.
[WordNet 1.5]
Parlor car. See Palace car, under Car.
[1913 Webster] |
parlor
(wn) | parlor
n 1: reception room in an inn or club where visitors can be
received [syn: parlor, parlour]
2: a room in a private house or establishment where people can
sit and talk and relax [syn: living room, living-room,
sitting room, front room, parlor, parlour] |
| | podobné slovo | definícia |
beauty parlor
(encz) | beauty parlor,kosmetický salón Zdeněk Brož |
funeral parlor
(encz) | funeral parlor,pohřební ústav Zdeněk Brož |
massage parlor
(encz) | massage parlor,masážní salon Zdeněk Brož |
parlor car
(encz) | parlor car, n: |
parlor game
(encz) | parlor game, n: |
parlor grand
(encz) | parlor grand, n: |
parlor grand piano
(encz) | parlor grand piano, n: |
parlormaid
(encz) | parlormaid, n: |
pizza parlor
(encz) | pizza parlor, |
sun parlor
(encz) | sun parlor, n: |
tea parlor
(encz) | tea parlor, n: |
funeral parlor
(gcide) | funeral home \fu"ner*al home`\, n.
An establishment, usually commercial, where the bodies of
dead persons are prepared for viewing before burial or
cremation; called also funeral parlor, mortuary, {funeral
chapel} and informally, undertaker's. The body may or may
not be preserved by embalming before viewing or burial, and
in some cases the body is not exposed for viewing, though
present in a casket. Often, some form of memorial service is
held for the deceased at the funeral home, where friends and
relatives may come to pay their respects to the dead, and
express condolence to the family. The work of preparation of
the body and many other arrangements related to the funeral
and burial are carried out by an undertaker or mortician who
manages the funeral home.
[PJC]funeral parlor \fu"ner*al par"lor\, n.
Same as funeral home.
[PJC] |
Parlor
(gcide) | Parlor \Par"lor\, n. [OE. parlour, parlur, F. parloir, LL.
parlatorium. See Parley.] [Written also parlour.]
1. A room for business or social conversation, for the
reception of guests, etc. Specifically:
(a) The apartment in a monastery or nunnery where the
inmates are permitted to meet and converse with each
other, or with visitors and friends from without.
--Piers Plowman.
(b) In large private houses, a sitting room for the family
and for familiar guests, -- a room for less formal
uses than the drawing-room. Esp., in modern times, the
dining room of a house having few apartments, as a
London house, where the dining parlor is usually on
the ground floor.
(c) Commonly, in the United States, a drawing-room, or the
room where visitors are received and entertained; a
room in a private house where people can sit and talk
and relax, not usually the same as the dining room.
[1913 Webster +PJC]
Note: "In England people who have a drawing-room no longer
call it a parlor, as they called it of old and till
recently." --Fitzed. Hall.
[1913 Webster]
2. A room in an inn or club where visitors can be received.
[WordNet 1.5]
Parlor car. See Palace car, under Car.
[1913 Webster] |
Parlor car
(gcide) | Parlor \Par"lor\, n. [OE. parlour, parlur, F. parloir, LL.
parlatorium. See Parley.] [Written also parlour.]
1. A room for business or social conversation, for the
reception of guests, etc. Specifically:
(a) The apartment in a monastery or nunnery where the
inmates are permitted to meet and converse with each
other, or with visitors and friends from without.
--Piers Plowman.
(b) In large private houses, a sitting room for the family
and for familiar guests, -- a room for less formal
uses than the drawing-room. Esp., in modern times, the
dining room of a house having few apartments, as a
London house, where the dining parlor is usually on
the ground floor.
(c) Commonly, in the United States, a drawing-room, or the
room where visitors are received and entertained; a
room in a private house where people can sit and talk
and relax, not usually the same as the dining room.
[1913 Webster +PJC]
Note: "In England people who have a drawing-room no longer
call it a parlor, as they called it of old and till
recently." --Fitzed. Hall.
[1913 Webster]
2. A room in an inn or club where visitors can be received.
[WordNet 1.5]
Parlor car. See Palace car, under Car.
[1913 Webster]Car \Car\, n. [OF. car, char, F. cahr, fr. L. carrus, Wagon: a
Celtic word; cf. W. car, Armor. karr, Ir. & Gael. carr. cf.
Chariot.]
1. A small vehicle moved on wheels; usually, one having but
two wheels and drawn by one horse; a cart.
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2. A vehicle adapted to the rails of a railroad. [U. S.]
[1913 Webster]
Note: In England a railroad passenger car is called a railway
carriage; a freight car a goods wagon; a platform car a
goods truck; a baggage car a van. But styles of car
introduced into England from America are called cars;
as, tram car. Pullman car. See Train.
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3. A chariot of war or of triumph; a vehicle of splendor,
dignity, or solemnity. [Poetic].
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The gilded car of day. --Milton.
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The towering car, the sable steeds. --Tennyson.
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4. (Astron.) The stars also called Charles's Wain, the Great
Bear, or the Dipper.
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The Pleiads, Hyads, and the Northern Car. --Dryden.
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5. The cage of a lift or elevator.
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6. The basket, box, or cage suspended from a balloon to
contain passengers, ballast, etc.
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7. A floating perforated box for living fish. [U. S.]
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Car coupling, or Car coupler, a shackle or other device
for connecting the cars in a railway train. [U. S.]
Dummy car (Railroad), a car containing its own steam power
or locomotive.
Freight car (Railrood), a car for the transportation of
merchandise or other goods. [U. S.]
Hand car (Railroad), a small car propelled by hand, used by
railroad laborers, etc. [U. S.]
Horse car, or Street car, an omnibus car, draw by horses
or other power upon rails laid in the streets. [U. S.]
Palace car, Drawing-room car, Sleeping car, {Parlor
car}, etc. (Railroad), cars especially designed and furnished
for the comfort of travelers.
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Parlor match
(gcide) | Parlor match \Par"lor match`\
A friction match that contains little or no sulphur.
[Webster 1913 Suppl.] |
beauty parlor
(wn) | beauty parlor
n 1: a shop where hairdressers and beauticians work [syn:
salon, beauty salon, beauty parlor, beauty parlour,
beauty shop] |
billiard parlor
(wn) | billiard parlor
n 1: a room in which billiards is played [syn: billiard room,
billiard saloon, billiard parlor, billiard parlour,
billiard hall] |
funeral parlor
(wn) | funeral parlor
n 1: a mortuary where those who knew the deceased can come to
pay their last respects [syn: funeral home, {funeral
parlor}, funeral parlour, funeral chapel, {funeral
church}, funeral-residence] |
massage parlor
(wn) | massage parlor
n 1: a place where illicit sex is available under the guise of
therapeutic massage
2: a business establishment that offers therapeutic massage |
parlor car
(wn) | parlor car
n 1: a passenger car for day travel; you pay extra fare for
individual chairs [syn: parlor car, parlour car,
drawing-room car, palace car, chair car] |
parlor game
(wn) | parlor game
n 1: a game suitable for playing in a parlor [syn: {parlor
game}, parlour game] |
parlor grand
(wn) | parlor grand
n 1: a small grand piano [syn: baby grand, baby grand piano,
parlor grand, parlor grand piano, parlour grand,
parlour grand piano] |
parlor grand piano
(wn) | parlor grand piano
n 1: a small grand piano [syn: baby grand, baby grand piano,
parlor grand, parlor grand piano, parlour grand,
parlour grand piano] |
parlormaid
(wn) | parlormaid
n 1: a maid in a private home whose duties are to care for the
parlor and the table and to answer the door [syn:
parlormaid, parlourmaid] |
pizza parlor
(wn) | pizza parlor
n 1: a shop where pizzas are made and sold [syn: pizzeria,
pizza shop, pizza parlor] |
sun parlor
(wn) | sun parlor
n 1: a room enclosed largely with glass and affording exposure
to the sun [syn: sun parlor, sun parlour, sun porch,
sunporch, sunroom, sun lounge, solarium] |
tea parlor
(wn) | tea parlor
n 1: a restaurant where tea and light meals are available [syn:
teashop, teahouse, tearoom, tea parlor, {tea
parlour}] |
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