1. a living room in a house, especially a formal one used for entertaining guests
Usage: somewhat old-fashioned
2. a business establishment that provides a particular product or service

Examples

• The family gathered in the parlor to receive visitors.
• She decorated the parlor with antique furniture and lace curtains.
• The ice cream parlor was crowded with children on the hot summer day.
• He went to the tattoo parlor to get his first tattoo.
• The funeral parlor was filled with flowers and mourners.
• They opened a pizza parlor on Main Street last month.