Parlor vs. Restaurant
Parlor and Restaurant Definitions
Parlor
A room in a private home set apart for the entertainment of visitors.
Restaurant
A business establishment where meals are served to the public.
Parlor
A small lounge or sitting room affording limited privacy, as at an inn or tavern.
Restaurant
An eating establishment in which diners are served food, usually by waiters at their tables but sometimes (as in a fast food restaurant) at a counter.
That Italian restaurant serves some of the best food I've ever had in my life.
Parlor
A business establishment with one or more rooms equipped and furnished for a special function
A tanning parlor.
A funeral parlor.
An ice-cream parlor.
Restaurant
An eating house.
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Parlor
The living room of a house, or a room for entertaining guests; a room for talking; a sitting-room or drawing room
Restaurant
A building where people go to eat
Parlor
(archaic) The apartment in a monastery or nunnery where the residents are permitted to meet and converse with each other or with visitors from the outside.
Parlor
(archaic) A comfortable room in a public house.
Parlor
A covered open-air patio.
Parlor
A shop or other business selling goods or services specified by context.
A tattoo parlor
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Parlor
A shed used for milking cattle.
Parlor
(Philippines) beauty parlor
Parlor
A room for business or social conversation, for the reception of guests, etc.
Parlor
A room in an inn or club where visitors can be received.
Parlor
Reception room in an inn or club where visitors can be received
Parlor
A room in a private house or establishment where people can sit and talk and relax
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