'Salon' definitions:

Definition of 'salon'

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noun
Gallery where works of art can be displayed
noun
A shop where hairdressers and beauticians work [syn: salon, beauty salon, beauty parlor, beauty parlour, beauty shop]
noun
Elegant sitting room where guests are received

Definition of 'Salon'

From: GCIDE
  • Salon \Sa`lon"\, n. [F. See Saloon.]
  • 1. An apartment for the reception of company; hence, in the plural, fashionable parties; circles of fashionable society. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. 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). [Webster 1913 Suppl.]

Synonyms of 'salon'

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Words containing 'Salon'