- a variation of parlor.
parlour
Example Sentences
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"Effectively, that is the building that we still operate," said the Nantwich Players chairman Jeremy Acklam, although they had since extended into the former funeral parlour next door.
From BBC ● Jun. 16, 2026
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
He stared at the parlour that was dead and grey as the waters of an ocean that might teem with life if they switched on the electronic sun.
From "Fahrenheit 451" by Ray Bradbury
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