salon
salon definition
sa·lon (sə län′, sal′än′; Fr sȧ lōn′)
noun
- a large reception hall or social room, as in a hotel or on a ship; saloon
- a drawing room of a private home in French-speaking countries
- a regular gathering of distinguished guests such as might meet in a drawing room; esp., a meeting of literary or artistic people in a celebrity's home
- a room or gallery for the exhibition of works of art
- such an exhibition, esp. one held annually
- a shop or business establishment specially furnished for performing some personal service; parlor beauty salon
Etymology: Fr: see saloon
Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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