Associations to the word «Parlour»

Wiktionary

PARLOUR, noun. British standard spelling of parlor.
PARLOUR GAME, noun. Any of a number of amusing games played indoors with few props by the members of a social gathering.
PARLOUR GAME, noun. (politics) (figuratively) The use of deliberately nebulous or confusing language.
PARLOUR GAMES, noun. Plural of parlour game
PARLOUR MATCH, noun. A friction match that contains little or no sulphur.
PARLOUR SKATE, noun. (obsolete) A roller skate, particularly one intended for indoor use.

Dictionary definition

PARLOUR, noun. Reception room in an inn or club where visitors can be received.
PARLOUR, noun. A room in a private house or establishment where people can sit and talk and relax.

Wise words

The most important things are the hardest things to say. They are the things you get ashamed of because words diminish your feelings - words shrink things that seem timeless when they are in your head to no more than living size when they are brought out.
Stephen King