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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]
Parlor \Par"lor\, n. [OE. parlour, parlur, F. parloir, LL.
parlatorium. See Parley.] [Written also parlour.]
1. A room for business or social conversation, for the
reception of guests, etc. Specifically:
(a) The apartment in a monastery or nunnery where the
inmates are permitted to meet and converse with each
other, or with visitors and friends from without.
--Piers Plowman.
(b) In large private houses, a sitting room for the family
and for familiar guests, -- a room for less formal
uses than the drawing-room. Esp., in modern times, the
dining room of a house having few apartments, as a
London house, where the dining parlor is usually on
the ground floor.
(c) Commonly, in the United States, a drawing-room, or the
room where visitors are received and entertained; a
room in a private house where people can sit and talk
and relax, not usually the same as the dining room.
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Note: ``In England people who have a drawing-room no longer
call it a parlor, as they called it of old and till
recently.'' --Fitzed. Hall.
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2. A room in an inn or club where visitors can be received.
[WordNet 1.5]
Parlor car. See Palace car, under Car.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]
Car \Car\, n. [OF. car, char, F. cahr, fr. L. carrus, Wagon: a
Celtic word; cf. W. car, Armor. karr, Ir. & Gael. carr. cf.
Chariot.]
1. A small vehicle moved on wheels; usually, one having but
two wheels and drawn by one horse; a cart.
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2. A vehicle adapted to the rails of a railroad. [U. S.]
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Note: In England a railroad passenger car is called a railway
carriage; a freight car a goods wagon; a platform car a
goods truck; a baggage car a van. But styles of car
introduced into England from America are called cars;
as, tram car. Pullman car. See Train.
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3. A chariot of war or of triumph; a vehicle of splendor,
dignity, or solemnity. [Poetic].
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The gilded car of day. --Milton.
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The towering car, the sable steeds. --Tennyson.
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4. (Astron.) The stars also called Charles's Wain, the Great
Bear, or the Dipper.
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The Pleiads, Hyads, and the Northern Car. --Dryden.
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5. The cage of a lift or elevator.
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6. The basket, box, or cage suspended from a balloon to
contain passengers, ballast, etc.
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7. A floating perforated box for living fish. [U. S.]
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Car coupling, or Car coupler, a shackle or other device
for connecting the cars in a railway train. [U. S.]
Dummy car (Railroad), a car containing its own steam power
or locomotive.
Freight car (Railrood), a car for the transportation of
merchandise or other goods. [U. S.]
Hand car (Railroad), a small car propelled by hand, used by
railroad laborers, etc. [U. S.]
Horse car, or Street car, an omnibus car, draw by horses
or other power upon rails laid in the streets. [U. S.]
Palace car, Drawing-room car, Sleeping car, Parlor
car, etc. (Railroad), cars especially designed and furnished
for the comfort of travelers.
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]
Parlor \Par"lor\, n. [OE. parlour, parlur, F. parloir, LL.
parlatorium. See Parley.] [Written also parlour.]
A room for business or social conversation, for the reception
of guests, etc. Specifically:
(a) The apartment in a monastery or nunnery where the inmates
are permitted to meet and converse with each other, or
with visitors and friends from without. --Piers Plowman.
(b) In large private houses, a sitting room for the family
and for familiar guests, -- a room for less formal uses
than the drawing-room. Esp., in modern times, the dining
room of a house having few apartments, as a London house,
where the dining parlor is usually on the ground floor.
(c) Commonly, in the United States, a drawing-room, or the
room where visitors are received and entertained.
Note: ``In England people who have a drawing-room no longer
call it a parlor, as they called it of old and till
recently.'' --Fitzed. Hall.
Parlor car. See Palace car, under Car.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]
Car \Car\, n. [OF. car, char, F. cahr, fr. L. carrus, Wagon: a
Celtic word; cf. W. car, Armor. karr, Ir. & Gael. carr. cf.
Chariot.]
1. A small vehicle moved on wheels; usually, one having but
two wheels and drawn by one horse; a cart.
2. A vehicle adapted to the rails of a railroad. [U. S.]
Note: In England a railroad passenger car is called a railway
carriage; a freight car a goods wagon; a platform car a
goods truck; a baggage car a van. But styles of car
introduced into England from America are called cars;
as, tram car. Pullman car. See Train.
3. A chariot of war or of triumph; a vehicle of splendor,
dignity, or solemnity. [Poetic].
The gilded car of day. --Milton.
The towering car, the sable steeds. --Tennyson.
4. (Astron.) The stars also called Charles's Wain, the Great
Bear, or the Dipper.
The Pleiads, Hyads, and the Northern Car. --Dryden.
5. The cage of a lift or elevator.
6. The basket, box, or cage suspended from a balloon to
contain passengers, ballast, etc.
7. A floating perforated box for living fish. [U. S.]
Car coupling, or Car coupler, a shackle or other device
for connecting the cars in a railway train. [U. S.]
Dummy car (Railroad), a car containing its own steam power
or locomotive.
Freight car (Railrood), a car for the transportation of
merchandise or other goods. [U. S.]
Hand car (Railroad), a small car propelled by hand, used by
railroad laborers, etc. [U. S.]
Horse car, or Street car, an omnibus car, draw by horses
or other power upon rails laid in the streets. [U. S.]
Palace car, Drawing-room car, Sleeping car, Parlor
car, etc. (Railroad), cars especially designed and furnished
for the comfort of travelers.
From WordNet (r) 2.0 : [ wn ]
parlor car
n : a passenger car for day travel; you pay extra fare for
individual chairs [syn: parlour car, drawing-room car,
palace car, chair car]
From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]
parlor car
n.
A superior type of train carriage
From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]
parlor car
n.
A superior type of train carriage
From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]
parlor car
n.
A superior type of train carriage
From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]
parlor car
n.
A superior type of train carriage
From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 : [ freedict:eng-deu ]
parlor car /pˈɑːlə kˈɑː/
[Am.] Salonwagen
Note: Bahn
Synonym: saloon car
see: saloon cars, parlor cars
Note: railway
From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 : [ moby-thesaurus ]
40 Moby Thesaurus words for "parlor car":
Pullman, Pullman car, baggage car, boxcar, caboose, car, carriage,
chair car, coach, coal car, covered waggon, day coach, diner,
dinghy, dining car, drawing room, flat, flatcar, gondola, local,
luggage van, mail car, mail van, palace car, passenger car,
railway car, reefer, refrigerator car, roomette, saloon, sleeper,
smoker, smoking car, stateroom, stockcar, tank, tender, truck, van,
waggon
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