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Meaning of Parlour | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B1
ˈpɑːlə

Definitions

Commonwealth standard spelling of parlor.

Equivalents

Deutsch Stube

Examples

“Will you walk into my parlour, said a Spider to a Fly; / 'Tis the prettiest little parlour that ever you did spy.”
“At half-past nine on this Saturday evening, the parlour of the Salutation Inn, High Holborn, contained most of its customary visitors.[…]In former days every tavern of repute kept such a room for its own select circle, a club, or society, of habitués, who met every evening, for a pipe and a cheerful glass.”

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This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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