"best parlour" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: best parlours [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} best parlour (plural best parlours)
  1. (dated) A parlour or drawing room that is furnished especially well and often reserved for entertaining guests. Tags: dated Synonyms: best-parlour, best parlor, best-parlor
    Sense id: en-best_parlour-en-noun-gJYm7E19 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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