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Saloon

Saloon Meaning & Definition
Saloon Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Saloon?

[n] a room or establishment where alcoholic drinks are served over a counter; "he drowned his sorrows in whiskey at the bar"
[n] (British) tavern consisting of a building with a bar and public rooms; often provides light meals

Synonyms | Synonyms for Saloon: bar | barroom | ginmill | taproom

Related Terms | Find terms related to Saloon:

See Also | alehouse | barrelhouse | cocktail lounge | free house | gin mill | honky-tonk | pothouse | pub | public house | room | saloon | sawdust saloon | speakeasy | tap house | taphouse | tavern

Saloon In Webster's Dictionary

\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.

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