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salon

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sa·lon  (s-ln, sln, s-lô)
n.
1. A large room, such as a drawing room, used for receiving and entertaining guests.
2. A periodic gathering of people of social or intellectual distinction.
3. A hall or gallery for the exhibition of works of art.
4. A commercial establishment offering a product or service related to fashion: a beauty salon.

[French, from Italian salone, augmentative of sala, hall, of Germanic origin.]

salon [ˈsælɒn]
n
1. a room in a large house in which guests are received
2. an assembly of guests in a fashionable household, esp a gathering of major literary, artistic, and political figures from the 17th to the early 20th centuries
3. (Business / Commerce) a commercial establishment in which hairdressers, beauticians, etc., carry on their businesses beauty salon
4. (Fine Arts & Visual Arts / Art Terms)
a.  a hall for exhibiting works of art
b.  such an exhibition, esp one showing the work of living artists
[from French, from Italian salone, augmented form of sala hall, of Germanic origin; compare Old English sele hall, Old High German sal, Old Norse salr hall]

Salon a gathering or reception in a Parisian house, 1810; similar gatherings at other capitals; the annual exhibition in Paris of paintings, sculpture, etc., by living artists.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.salon - gallery where works of art can be displayed
art gallery, picture gallery, gallery - a room or series of rooms where works of art are exhibited
2.salonsalon - a shop where hairdressers and beauticians work
shop, store - a mercantile establishment for the retail sale of goods or services; "he bought it at a shop on Cape Cod"
3.salon - elegant sitting room where guests are received
front room, living room, living-room, sitting room, parlor, parlour - a room in a private house or establishment where people can sit and talk and relax

salon
noun
1. shop, store, establishment, parlour, boutique a beauty salon
2. sitting room, lounge, living room, parlour, drawing room, front room, reception room, morning room His apartment was the most famous literary salon in Russia.
Translations
salon [ˈsælɒn] Nsalón m
hair salonsalón m de peluquería
beauty salonsalón m de belleza

salon [ˈsælɒn] nsalon m hair salon, beauty salon

salon
n (all senses) → Salon m

salon [ˈsælɒn] n (all senses) → salone m
salon [ˈsælɒn] n (all senses) → salone m

salon
n salon [ˈsӕlon, (American ) səˈlon]
a name sometimes given to a place where hairdressing etc is done a beauty-salon; My hairdresser has opened a new salon. salon صالون салон salón salon; -salon der Salon σαλόνι (π.χ. ομορφιάς) salón de peluquería, salón de belleza salong آرايشگاه salonki salon de coiffure מָכוֹן नाई की दूकान salon szalon salon (snyrti)stofa salone 美容室 가게 salonas salons salun salon frisørsalong zakład, salon salão salon de coafură салон salón salon salon salong ร้านทำผม; ร้านเสริมสวย salon 髮廊, 美髮沙龍 салон مشاط وغیرہ کے کاروبار کا ٹھکانہ thẩm mỹ viện 廊((),


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I found myself in a salon with a very well-painted, highly varnished floor; chairs and sofas covered with white draperies, a green porcelain stove, walls hung with pictures in gilt frames, a gilt pendule and other ornaments on the mantelpiece, a large lustre pendent from the centre of the ceiling, mirrors, consoles, muslin curtains, and a handsome centre table completed the inventory of furniture.
In the large and pleasant salon which extended across the width of the house, the Ratignolles entertained their friends once a fortnight with a soiree musicale, sometimes diversified by card-playing.
But on Tuesday evening, having come to Helene's splendid salon, Boris received no clear explanation of why it had been necessary for him to come.
 
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