billiard parlor
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4.9
- noun
- /ˈbɪljərd ˈpɑːrlər/
- Archaic
:
salón de billar
- Have 64 and 63 from TAC 4 meet me at the billiard parlor on 18th near Halsted.
Examples
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Near at hand was a bar called the Fancy Free and a billiard parlor of doubtful reputation known as the Boys' Retreat.
Fiction book (1992) -
- The mayor owns that billiard parlor... ...and that new pool table.
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Why is everyone rubbering into the billiard parlor?
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After the bathhouse was such a success, they opened a fancy billiard parlor, then the English Club where all the oil businessmen went, and also a chocolate shop with Swiss chocolate that I loved.
Fiction book (2002) -
On Friday nights, the local billiard parlor is always packed with players of all skill levels.
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He spent the afternoon playing his favorite game at the billiard parlor down the street.
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They organized a tournament at the billiard parlor to raise money for charity.
Synonyms
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4.1
A room with tables where people play pool
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3.7
A room with a table for playing pool
A place with tables where people play pool
A room where people play billiards on tables
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'a room or establishment where people play billiards' is directly and transparently derived from 'billiard' (related to the game) combined with 'parlor' (a room for entertaining). This is a straightforward adjective+noun composition found cross-linguistically, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents would readily infer the MWE's meaning.
Etymology
Billiard parlor comes from the old idea of a billiard table set in a home's parlor or in a small public room where friends met to play. So, it means 'a room or place where people play billiards'.