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# parlor

noun (parlors)

«parlor» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

A parlor is an old word for a sitting room in a house where guests were received. It is the American spelling of «parlour». [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/parlor/#m1)

### In the lessons

in old houses and mills in stories, a room where a cat sits and hears the news

### Examples

- The cat sat in the parlor by the fire. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/parlor/#x1)
- «What is the news?» asked the parlor-cat. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/parlor/#x2)
- The guests waited in the parlor. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/parlor/#x3)

### Note

nothing for maths.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «parlor» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/parlor/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«parlor» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/parlor.html) on Mova free.