How do you use Parlour in a sentence? See 10+ example sentences showing how this word appears in different contexts, including synonyms like parlor or room, plus the exact meaning.
Parlour meaning
Commonwealth standard spelling of parlor.
Using Parlour
- The main meaning on this page is: Commonwealth standard spelling of parlor.
- Useful related words include: parlor, reception room, living room, living-room.
- In the example corpus, parlour often appears in combinations such as: cream parlour, funeral parlour, massage parlour.
Context around Parlour
- Average sentence length in these examples: 27.1 words
- Position in the sentence: 5 start, 11 middle, 4 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Parlour
- In this selection, "parlour" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 27.1 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, cream, massage, tattoo, car, cars and ackerman stand out and add context to how "parlour" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include dining and parlour car department and a massage parlour in hawthorn. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "parlour" sits close to words such as aesthetically, akhtar and alford, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with parlour
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
On the first floor, there is a parlour, staff room, laundry room and customer toilets. (15 words)
McKenzie eventually tracked down Kim to a massage parlour in Hawthorn, where he confronted her for exploiting women. (18 words)
The body was taken to Memorial Gardens Funeral Parlour and placed into cold storage awaiting a Post-mortem examination. (19 words)
A few weeks ago, Macmillan, 39, walked into an East York ice cream parlour with her three kids and did a double take when she saw the distinctive pale yellow, sky blue and soft purple swirl in the freezer. (39 words)
Christina Ha, center, with her father, Jaeshin Ha, and her mother, Youngsook Ha, was able to raise $20,000 in a week for her cat rescue organization, Meow Parlour, after a video featuring her parents went viral. (37 words)
One rainy evening in March 1999 the landlord, John Hythe, was chatting to his 21-year-old barmaid Katie, when something akin to a gale force wind swept through the bar and parlour of the pub. (36 words)
Example sentences (20)
Sleeping, Dining and Parlour Car Department Sleeping cars were operated by a separate department of the railway that included the dining and parlour cars and aptly named as the Sleeping, Dining and Parlour Car Department.
A few weeks ago, Macmillan, 39, walked into an East York ice cream parlour with her three kids and did a double take when she saw the distinctive pale yellow, sky blue and soft purple swirl in the freezer.
After arriving in Johannesburg at the so-called massage parlour, Ackerman put TW to work where he was sexually exploited.
Christina Ha, center, with her father, Jaeshin Ha, and her mother, Youngsook Ha, was able to raise $20,000 in a week for her cat rescue organization, Meow Parlour, after a video featuring her parents went viral.
Its menu features a range of tasty dishes and delicious cakes, while there’s a separate ice cream parlour where you can order through a hatch.
It was close to our 80th birthdays – four years ago – and we were at a tattoo parlour in Lowestoft, Suffolk.
Laila, 38, owner of Glamour Parlour in the Kingsway Centre has lived in Newport for more than 10 years and said: “I haven’t been called for a dentist appointment in two years.
Lil’s Parlour is about ‘bringing people together’, which is very much in keeping with the spirit of the Big Lunch.
Margaret is resting at Rose Funeral Parlour and can be visited in the Chapel of Rest from Wednesday 11th October, please phone first.
McKenzie eventually tracked down Kim to a massage parlour in Hawthorn, where he confronted her for exploiting women.
Now, 10 years on from their bitter divorce in 2013, former school teacher Lara, 53, works seven days a week running a parlour and make-up studio from a shed in her garden.
Once known as the renowned ‘Cleo Patra’ massage parlour, this historic building has a storied past, having served as a bank and a hospital before being beautifully transformed into The Mustang Blu.
One rainy evening in March 1999 the landlord, John Hythe, was chatting to his 21-year-old barmaid Katie, when something akin to a gale force wind swept through the bar and parlour of the pub.
On the first floor, there is a parlour, staff room, laundry room and customer toilets.
Parlour was watching on as Greenwood fired a late free-kick to claim an impressive win 1-0 over early pacesetter Leicester City last weekend.
Planning permission was granted retrospectively in February 2020 to change part of the property on Dunbar’s Yosemite Park into a dog grooming parlour.
Really though, it’s the ultimate love song; Parlour begs the subject to leave her, so they don’t have to suffer her.
Resilient Lady boasts an on-board tattoo parlour and even has a special feature where guests can request a glass of champagne from wherever they are on the boat through their phones.
The body was taken to Memorial Gardens Funeral Parlour and placed into cold storage awaiting a Post-mortem examination.
The celebrations kicked off at the start of the month, with goodies from Mackie’s 19.2 ice cream parlour, Aberdeen Football Club and Second Home Aberdeen, all up for grabs.
Common combinations with parlour
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts: