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saloon

 

  2  definitions  found 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Saloon  \Sa*loon"\  (s[.a]*l[=oo]n"),  n.  [F.  salon  (cf.  It 
  salone),  fr  F.  salle  a  large  room  a  hall,  of  German  or 
  Dutch  origin;  cf  OHG.  sal  house,  hall,  G.  saal;  akin  to  AS 
  s[ae]l,  sele,  D.  zaal,  Icel.  salr,  Goth.  saljan  to  dwell,  and 
  probably  to  L.  solum  ground.  Cf  {Sole}  of  the  foot,  {Soil} 
  ground,  earth.] 
  1.  A  spacious  and  elegant  apartment  for  the  reception  of 
  company  or  for  works  of  art;  a  hall  of  reception,  esp.  a 
  hall  for  public  entertainments  or  amusements;  a  large  room 
  or  parlor;  as  the  saloon  of  a  steamboat. 
 
  The  gilden  saloons  in  which  the  first  magnates  of 
  the  realm  .  .  .  gave  banquets  and  balls.  --Macaulay. 
 
  2.  Popularly,  a  public  room  for  specific  uses;  esp.,  a 
  barroom  or  grogshop;  as  a  drinking  saloon;  an  eating 
  saloon;  a  dancing  saloon. 
 
  We  hear  of  no  hells,  or  low  music  halls,  or  low 
  dancing  saloons  [at  Athens.]  --J.  P. 
  Mahaffy 
 
  From  WordNet  r  1.6  [wn]: 
 
  saloon 
  n  1:  a  room  where  alcoholic  drinks  are  served  over  a  counter 
  [syn:  {barroom},  {bar},  {ginmill},  {taproom}] 
  2:  (British)  a  building  with  a  bar  and  public  rooms  often 
  provides  light  meals  [syn:  {public  house},  {pub},  {pothouse}, 
  {gin  mill},  {taphouse}]




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