- a variation of parlor.
parlour
Example Sentences
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After coming through her darkest hours, surprise French Open finalist Maja Chwalinska visited a tattoo parlour.
From BBC ● Jun. 4, 2026
According to Moore, Bush had been making his own coffins to save money – on occasion staying up all night at the firm's Hessle Road parlour.
From BBC ● Apr. 2, 2026
Legume hordes like clover pull nitrogen from the air, reducing the use of chemical fertilisers, and the milking parlour is 80-percent solar- and wind-powered.
From Barron's ● Nov. 11, 2025
Reflecting on the possible reason, she said "I know I am not in the in-crowd. I don't play some of the parlour games".
From BBC ● Oct. 25, 2025
It was not long after this, I recall, that I went down to Miss Kenton's parlour.
From "The Remains of the Day" by Kazuo Ishiguro
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