salon

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In the midst of the jewelry which encumbered the salon was a full marquise's coronet set in precious stones and pearls.

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  1. noun A large room, such as a drawing room, used for receiving and entertaining guests.
  2. noun A periodic gathering of people of social or intellectual distinction.
  3. noun A hall or gallery for the exhibition of works of art.
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  • But indeed I can not come Your salon was almost the only one where I found myself on a footing of friendship. —  Women in the Life of Balzac
  • Now, the salon is my idea of magnificence, with that coved and painted ceiling, and all the gold leaf, and all the portraits on the walls. —  Mary Balogh - Daring Masquerade.html
  • Her books and the clever men who thronged her salon were all the solace she asked; and under temptation such as few women of that country and day would have resisted, she carried the shield of a blameless life. —  Love affairs of the Courts of Europe
  • From their emphasis on training stylists just out of cosmetology school and top-of-the-line products to their skillful stylists and inviting atmosphere, the Bladichs believe their salon is the best value in Naples.
  • He says plenty of people think his salon is a marketing ploy, and agrees that, to a certain extent, it is.
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  1. French, from Italian salone, augmentative of sala, hall, of Germanic origin.

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  1. French: see saloon.
 

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