beauty parlor
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2.3
- noun
- /ˈbjuːti ˈpɑːrlər/
- US
:
salón de belleza
- In spring 1996, a small-scale survey of Latina beauty parlors was conducted in the city of Lawrence, Massachusetts.
- Latina beauty parlor
- owned beauty parlors
- beauty parlor owners
Examples
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Maybe she had a beauty parlor appointment.
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Anyway, I ran into her at the beauty parlor, and she had the nerve to ask if she could help with the Children's Benefit Ball.
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Then I went to the beauty parlor.
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I went to the beauty parlour.
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She runs the beauty parlor across the street.
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The boys are in a beauty parlor getting their hair shampooed.
Fiction book (1994) -
Her hair is salt-and-pepper, cut at the beauty parlor in a way that covers her ears.
Fiction book (1997) -
I followed two young women who stepped out of a beauty parlor; they were talking about the latest fashions.
Fiction book (1992) -
Rex gave me her telephone number at the local beauty parlor in Hot Sulphur Springs, an hour away.
Academic text (1995) -
Last Saturday, I treated myself to a haircut at the beauty parlor in town.
Synonyms
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1.5
A shop where people have their hair cut or beauty treatments
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1.7
A shop where people go for hair, face, and nail treatments
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1.3
A place where hairdressers cut and style hair and give treatments for skin and nails
How Professional
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'a place for beauty services' is directly and compositionally derived from combining 'beauty' (aesthetic services) with 'parlor' (a room or place), so a learner who knows both words can infer it refers to a place for grooming or styling. The gaming/virtual usage is a straightforward metaphorical extension of a physical beauty salon and does not block comprehension, so the item is transparent to a B1 learner.
Etymology
Beauty parlor comes from the simple idea of a small shop or room where people go to get their hair and face made beautiful. The words beauty and parlor show a place for treatments like hair, skin, and makeup, so it means 'a shop where hairdressers and beauticians provide hair, skin, and cosmetic treatments'.