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• Parlour — (or parlor), from the French word parloir , from parler ( to speak ), denotes an audience chamber . It corresponds to what the Turks call a kiosk, as in Judg. 3:20 (the summer parlour ), or as in the margin of the Revised Version ( the upper… …   Wikipedia

• House — For other uses, see House (disambiguation). A traditional house in Novosibirsk, Siberia, Russia …   Wikipedia

• parlour game — noun a game suitable for playing in a parlor • Syn: ↑parlor game • Hypernyms: ↑game • Hyponyms: ↑word game, ↑board game * * * parlour game noun An (esp informal) indoor game …   Useful english dictionary

• parlour — 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… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• parlour — UK [ˈpɑː(r)lə(r)] / US [ˈpɑrlər] noun [countable] Word forms parlour : singular parlour plural parlours 1) a name used by some businesses for the shop or room where they do their business an ice cream parlour a massage/tattoo parlour Jean had her …   English dictionary

• parlour — n. (US parlor) 1 a sitting room in a private house. 2 a room in a hotel, convent, etc., for the private use of residents. 3 esp. US a shop providing specified goods or services (beauty parlour; ice cream parlour). 4 a room or building equipped… …   Useful english dictionary

• parlour — [[t]pɑ͟ː(r)lə(r)[/t]] parlours (in AM, use parlor) 1) N COUNT A parlour is a room in a house for sitting in. [OLD FASHIONED] 2) N COUNT: n N Parlour is used in the names of some types of shops which provide a service, rather than selling things …   English dictionary

• parlour game — UK / US noun [countable] Word forms parlour game : singular parlour game plural parlour games old fashioned any simple game that people play inside a house, usually involving words, acting, or guessing …   English dictionary

• House of Leaves — For other uses, see House of Leaves (disambiguation). House of Leaves   …   Wikipedia

• Parlour —    (from the Fr. parler, to speak ) denotes an audience chamber, but that is not the import of the Hebrew word so rendered. It corresponds to what the Turks call a kiosk, as in Judg. 3:20 (the summer parlour ), or as in the margin of the Revised… …   Easton's Bible Dictionary

• parlour — par|lour BrE parlor AmE [ˈpa:lə US ˈpa:rlər] n 1.) ice cream/funeral/tattoo parlour a shop or type of business that provides a particular service 2.) old fashioned a room in a house which has comfortable chairs and is used for meeting guests… …   Dictionary of contemporary English