parlourpar‧lour British English, parlor American English /ˈpɑːlə $ ˈpɑːrlər/ noun [countable] 
Examples
ExamplesEXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS
word sets- After supper Mrs Hendry ushered everyone into the parlour.
- I showed her into the parlour.
- It was ours though, and Mrs Logue's parlour had been getting a bit rough lately.
- Paul strode towards the parlour, his misery forgotten.
- She led me into a parlour.
- The parlour opens into a small courtyard, where there is constant activity.
- The floor was of the same beaten earth as in the parlour.
- When the time came to unite Santosh with his parents, he was called into the parlour.
WORD SETS► House
Collocationsalcove, nounattic, nounback door, nounbasement, nounbasin, nounbath, nounbath, verbbath mat, nounbathroom, nounbathtub, nounbedchamber, nounbedroom, nounblanket, nounblind, nounbottom drawer, nounbox room, nouncabinet, nouncistern, nouncowl, nouncrazy quilt, noundado, noundeadbolt, noundeck, noundinette, noundining room, noundoorbell, noundoorjamb, noundoorknob, noundoorknocker, noundoormat, noundoorpost, noundoorstep, noundoorstop, noundoorway, noundouble glazing, noundownspout, noundownstairs, adverbdrainpipe, noundrapes, noundrawing room, noundressing room, nouneiderdown, nounfamily room, nounfanlight, nounfender, nounfireplace, nounfireside, nounfloor, nounfoyer, nounFrench doors, nounFrench windows, nounfrieze, nounfront door, nounfurnishings, noungable, noungabled, adjectivegarage, noungarret, noungeyser, noungranny flat, nounhatch, nounhatchway, nounhearth, nouninglenook, nounironing board, nounjamb, nounkitchen, nounlarder, nounlattice window, nounlibrary, nounlino, nounlinoleum, nounliving room, nounloft, nounlounge, nounlumber room, nounmaster bedroom, nounmat, nounmorning room, nounornament, nounpalace, nounpane, nounpantry, nounparlour, nounparquet, nounpassage, nounpatio, nounpatio doors, nounpelmet, nounpenthouse, nounpied-à-terre, nounplayroom, nounporch, nounpublic housing, nounquilt, nounradiator, nounranch, nounranch house, nounreception room, nounrecess, nounrecessed, adjectiverecreation room, nounrug, nounrunner, nounself-contained, adjectivesemi, nounsemi-detached, adjectiveshade, nounsill, nounsitting room, nounskylight, nounspare room, nounsplashback, nounsplit-level, adjectivestair, nounstaircase, nounstairway, nounstairwell, nounstorm door, nounstorm window, nounstucco, nounstudy, nounsuite, nounsun lounge, nounsun porch, nounterraced house, nounthreshold, nountied cottage, nountrestle table, nountub, nounundercoat, noununderfelt, noununderlay, noununit, nounutility room, nounveranda, nounvilla, nounwainscot, nounwalk-up, nounwall, nounwallpaper, nounwallpaper, verbwall-to-wall, adjectivewarming pan, nounwashroom, nounwastebasket, nounwet bar, nounwhitewash, nounwhitewash, verbwoodwork, noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADJECTIVE► front
1ice-cream/funeral/tattoo parlour a shop or type of business that provides a particular service2 old-fashioned a room in a house which has comfortable chairs and is used for meeting guests → milking parlour· We'd just sit around in the front parlour of my house and smoke Typhoo Tea in my dad's pipe.· He's in the front parlour.· To do the Cafe Posta properly, one repairs to the antique-filled back room; front parlour strictly for tourists.
NOUN► funeral· He covers himself in rose-water all the time so that the place smells like a funeral parlour.· It was a testimonial for a funeral parlour which had dealt with the victims of a forest fire.· But what could be more important than his appointment as chairman of the largest and most prestigious funeral parlour in the city?· At three in the morning I wake up with a start and think I am in a funeral parlour.· There were five cars from the funeral parlour following the coffin.· I followed him into the funeral parlour, where we were greeted by a businesslike undertaker.
► game· He was not physically robust and his main recreation was playing bridge and parlour games.
► massage· Finally he got up from his desk and walked out into the foyer of the massage parlour.· Violet Mapping had been running this massage parlour for five years.· Two years to the day after the brutal killing, three women were working in the former Pinky's Massage parlour.· Backward, and yet forward A principled, worldwide massage parlour owned by everybody: doesn't that sound better?· Her bloodstained body was found at Pinky's massage parlour, Boughton, where she worked.