- a variation of parlor.
parlour
Example Sentences
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Instead of being cremated, her mother had been left in the parlour and it took police seven weeks to identify her, she said.
From BBC ● Jul. 28, 2026
Beverley, her husband and other families are campaigning for changes to funeral parlour regulations, backed by a number of lawmakers.
From Barron's ● Jul. 27, 2026
An ex-employee described Robert Bush's funeral parlour as a "horror scene", prosecutor Chris Paxton said at the start of a five-day sentencing hearing.
From Barron's ● Jul. 27, 2026
Daughter Chloe now owns her own van, while son Oliver regularly works in the van and at the parlour the family opened in Brent Cross Town in 2022.
From BBC ● Jul. 12, 2026
Albert was lighting candles on the Christmas tree in the back parlour, talking to Joseph without looking at him.
From "The Marvels" by Brian Selznick
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