parlour
/ˈpɑɹlɚ/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.14 in modern English
9
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
Example Sentences
- "Will you walk into my parlour, said a Spider to a Fly; / 'Tis the prettiest little parlour that ever you did spy."
- "At half-past nine on this Saturday evening, the parlour of the Salutation Inn, High Holborn, contained most of its customary visitors.[…]In former days every tavern of repute kept such a room for its own select circle, a club, or society, of habitués, who met every evening, for a pipe and a cheerful glass."
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˈpɑɹlɚ/
- British English: /ˈpɑːlə/
Subject
Wiktionary places this term in Religion.