Definition of "parlor" in English

noun

1. (dated outside Mid-Atlantic US) The living room of a house, or a room for entertaining guests; a room for talking; a sitting-room or drawing room.

2. (archaic) The apartment in a monastery or nunnery where the residents are permitted to meet and converse with each other or with visitors from the outside.

3. (dated) A comfortable room in a public house.

4. (chiefly Southern US) A covered open-air patio.

5. A shop or other business selling goods or services specified by context.

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6. A shed used for milking cattle; a milking parlor.