noun,pluralsa·lons[suh-lonz; for 2, 5 alsoFrench sa-lawn]. /səˈlɒnz; for 2, 5 alsoFrench saˈlɔ̃/.
a drawing room or reception room in a large house.
an assembly of guests in such a room, especially an assembly, common during the 17th and 18th centuries, consisting of the leaders in society, art, politics, etc.
a hall or place used for the exhibition of works of art.
a shop, business, or department of a store offering a specific product or service related to fashion, hairdressing, or beauty: a bridal salon;a hair salon;a beauty salon.
(initial capital letter) (in France)
the Salon,an annual exhibition of works of art by living artists, originally held at the Salon d'Apollon: it became, during the 19th century, the focal point of artistic controversy and was identified with academicism and official hostility to progress in art.
a national exhibition of works of art by living artists: Salon des Refusés; Salon des Indépendants.
Origin of salon
First recorded in 1705–15; from French, from Italian salone, equivalent to sal(a) “hall” (from Germanic; compare Old English sæl, Old Saxon seli, German Saal, Old Norse salr ) + -one augmentative suffix
Young’s salon is back open but limited to half its usual capacity.
Courts may reconsider temporary coronavirus restrictions as pandemic drags on|Anne Gearan, Karin Brulliard|September 16, 2020|Washington Post
The numbers grew alarming and Newsom abruptly shut restaurants and their bars again, gyms, salons and churches back down.
Team Reopen: 2, Schools: 0|Scott Lewis|August 31, 2020|Voice of San Diego
There are crowdfunding campaigns to help locals, but hair salons are also chipping in — turns out human hair is a great material for soaking up oil.
Sunday Magazine: A World in Need|Daniel Malloy|August 16, 2020|Ozy
“In new guidance issued Monday, after conflicting messages from government entities last week, the state clarified that salons could operate outdoors,” the Los Angeles Times reports.
Morning Report: Smart Streetlights Are Now Accessible Only to Police|Voice of San Diego|July 21, 2020|Voice of San Diego
Due to yesterday’s amended order from your office, all local barbershops and hair salons face imminent closure and many of these establishments will not survive a second mandatory shutdown.
Sacramento Report: State Audit Knocks San Diego Agency’s Use of Vehicle Fees|Voice of San Diego|July 17, 2020|Voice of San Diego
The other Twitter topic you are well known for is the topic of Salon.
Patton Oswalt on Fighting Conservatives With Satire|William O’Connor|January 6, 2015|DAILY BEAST
Mary Elizabeth Williams of Salon labels the show a “crass stunt” on a “bottom-feeding vortex of sadness network.”
Your Husband Is Definitely Gay: TLC’s Painful Portrait of Mormonism|Samantha Allen|January 1, 2015|DAILY BEAST
The idea to invest in their own hair company came from Miko after seeing how clients at their salon responded to her natural hair.
Goodbye To A Natural Hair Guru: Miss Jessie's Cofounder Titi Branch Dead At 45|Danielle Belton|December 16, 2014|DAILY BEAST
At Salon, Alecia Phonesavanh recounts the latest gut-wrenching iteration of the pattern.
What’s Next, Police With Tanks?|James Poulos|June 28, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Matrisciana later admitted to Salon that it was he, the producer of the film, who was behind the curtain.
These Clinton Haters Can’t Quit the Crazy|David Freedlander|May 22, 2014|DAILY BEAST
She peeped into the salon, drew back, reflected a moment, and entered.
Stories by American Authors, Volume 7|Various
But brilliant conversation, probably, such as one hears in a European salon.
Black Oxen|Gertrude Franklin Horn Atherton
Yes; the stranger's bedroom was next her own, and she had no salon.
Franklin Kane|Anne Douglas Sedgwick
I remained out of the salon, and only returned when the tea-table was brought in.
The Sunny Side of Diplomatic Life, 1875-1912|Lillie DeHegermann-Lindencrone
In 1854 for the first time two pictures signed by Dor appeared on the walls of the Salon.
In the Heart of Vosges|Matilda Betham-Edwards
British Dictionary definitions for salon
salon
/ (ˈsælɒn) /
noun
a room in a large house in which guests are received
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
a commercial establishment in which hairdressers, beauticians, etc, carry on their businessesbeauty salon
a hall for exhibiting works of art
such an exhibition, esp one showing the work of living artists
Word Origin for salon
C18: 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
A periodic gathering of persons noted in literature, philosophy, the fine arts, or similar areas, held at one person's home. Salons thrived in the Enlightenment.