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parlor
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[ noun ] (housing) reception room in an inn or club where visitors can be received
Synonyms Used in print (Clayton C. Barbeau, The Ikon....)Smiling at Warren 's protestations , the old monk took his grip from him and led him down a corridor to a small parlor . (Ann Hebson, The Lattimer Legend....)`` What brings you here again , Colonel_Marsh '' ? she asked , taking him and Juanita into the parlor where the shutters were closed against the afternoon sun . `` Stay here in the parlor where it 's cool '' , she said , trying to be calm . (Robert L. Duncan, The Voice of Strangers....)He was allowed to spend his nights at an inn near the hospital and he was given some extra money to go_to the pachinko parlor - an excellent place to make contact with the enemy . He found Elizabeth in the parlor and asked her to make sure everything was in_order in the residential hall , and_then to take_charge of the office while the party was here . Related terms |
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[ noun ] (housing) a room in a private house or establishment where people can sit and talk and relax
Used in print (R. F. Shaw, "The `Private Eye`"...)The latter 's real descendents were unable to take_root in England ; they fled from the Victorian parlor and made their way across the stormy Atlantic . Related terms |
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