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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
Noun
1. a commercial establishment in which hairdressers or fashion designers carry on their business
2. an elegant room in a large house in which guests are received
3. an informal gathering, esp. in the 18th, 19th, and early 20th centuries, of major literary, artistic, and political figures in a fashionable household
4. an art exhibition [French]

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 2. sitting room, lounge, living room, parlour, drawing room, front room, reception room, morning room
Translations
salon [ˈsælɔn] n (= hairdressing salon, beauty salon) → salón m

salon [ˈsælɔn] nsalon m

salon [ˈsælɔn] nSalon 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, ...실(室) salonas salons salun salon frisørsalong zakład, salon salão salon de coafură салон salón salon salon salong ร้านทำผม; ร้านเสริมสวย salon 發廊(美容廳), 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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