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
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)
• (car body style, US, Australia): sedan
• See also pub
• 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
23 November 2024
(adjective) concerned primarily with theories or hypotheses rather than practical considerations; “theoretical science”
Coffee is a brewed drink prepared from roasted coffee beans, the seeds of berries from certain Coffea species. When coffee berries turn from green to bright red – indicating ripeness – they are picked, processed, and dried. Dried coffee seeds are roasted to varying degrees, depending on the desired flavor.
