About The Word Saloon
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Saloon
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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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