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Noun: salon  su'lón or 'sa,lón [N. Amer], 'sa,lón [Brit]
  1. Elegant sitting room where guests are received
    "The guests gathered in the salon for pre-dinner drinks"
     
  2. Gallery where works of art can be displayed
    "The new exhibition opened at the downtown salon"
     
  3. A shop where hairdressers and beauticians work
    "She spent the afternoon at the beauty salon getting her hair and nails done";
    - beauty salon, beauty parlor [N. Amer], beauty parlour [Brit, Cdn], beauty shop [N. Amer]

Derived forms: salons

Type of: art gallery, front room, gallery, living room, lounge [Brit], parlor [N. Amer], parlour [Brit, Cdn], picture gallery, shop, sitting room, store

Encyclopedia: Salon, India