Definitions for: Salon


[n] elegant sitting room where guests are received
[n] gallery where works of art can be displayed
[n] a shop where hairdressers and beauticians work



Webster (1913) Definition: Sa`lon", n.
An apartment for the reception and exhibition of works of
art; hence, an annual exhibition of paintings, sculptures,
etc., held in Paris by the Society of French Artists; --
sometimes called the Old Salon.

New Salon is a popular name for an annual exhibition of
paintings, sculptures, etc., held in Paris at the Champs
de Mars, by the Soci['e]t['e] Nationale des Beaux-Arts
(National Society of Fine Arts), a body of artists who, in
1890, seceded from the Soci['e]t['e] des Artistes
Fran[,c]ais (Society of French Artists).


Sa`lon", n. [F. See Saloon.]
An apartment for the reception of company; hence, in the
plural, fashionable parties; circles of fashionable society.

Synonyms: beauty parlor, beauty parlour, beauty salon, beauty shop

See Also: art gallery, front room, gallery, living room, livingroom, parlor, parlour, picture gallery, shop, sitting room, store

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