SALOON

barroom, bar, saloon, ginmill, taproom

(noun) a room or establishment where alcoholic drinks are served over a counter; “he drowned his sorrows in whiskey at the bar”

sedan, saloon

(noun) a car that is closed and that has front and rear seats and two or four doors

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

saloon (plural saloons)

(US) A tavern, especially in an American Old West setting.

(British, dated) A lounge bar in an English public house, contrasted with the public bar.

(British) The most common body style for modern cars, with a boot or trunk.

The cabin area of a boat or yacht devoted to seated relaxation, often combined with dining table.

(rail transport) the part of a rail carriage or multiple unit containing seating for passengers.

Dated form of salon. (living room in a house)

Synonyms

• (car body style, US, Australia): sedan

• See also pub

Anagrams

• Alonso, Solano, lasoon

Source: Wiktionary


Sa*loon", n. Etym: [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. sæl, 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.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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