Synonyms for parlour


Grammar : Noun
Spell : pahr-ler
Phonetic Transcription : ˈpɑr lər

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Définition of parlour

Origin :
  • chiefly British English spelling of parlor (q.v.).
  • As in living room : noun room in house for relaxing
Example sentences :
  • I found my mother and sister together in my sister's parlour.
  • Extract from : « Clarissa, Volume 1 (of 9) » by Samuel Richardson
  • In about ten minutes after my return to the parlour Lady Susan entered the room.
  • Extract from : « Lady Susan » by Jane Austen
  • As soon as I was tolerably composed I returned to the parlour.
  • Extract from : « Lady Susan » by Jane Austen
  • He stood still in the middle of the parlour, and looked into the kitchen in silence.
  • Extract from : « The Secret Agent » by Joseph Conrad
  • Nothing in the world would have induced Ossipon to go into the parlour.
  • Extract from : « The Secret Agent » by Joseph Conrad
  • But once enticed into the parlour he did not reject the food set before him.
  • Extract from : « The Secret Agent » by Joseph Conrad
  • This done, she went into the parlour on her way to the kitchen.
  • Extract from : « The Secret Agent » by Joseph Conrad
  • She heard him move about and the snapping of a lock in the parlour door.
  • Extract from : « The Secret Agent » by Joseph Conrad
  • She glanced all round the parlour, from the corner cupboard to the good fire in the grate.
  • Extract from : « The Secret Agent » by Joseph Conrad
  • It was the dusting of the furniture in the parlour behind the shop.
  • Extract from : « The Secret Agent » by Joseph Conrad

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