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| beauty parlor |
"Beauty parlor" is another word for "beauty salon." A beauty salon is a place where people can get their hair cut and styled. In some beauty salons, people can also get treatments for their nails and for their face to make these things look and feel nice. The customers at a beauty salon are usually women. |
| parlor |
A parlor is a room used for conversation or for entertaining guests. Most homes don't have a "parlor" anymore, but they used to be common. Nowadays, many people have a living room where they have conversation with people and where they also do things like watch TV, play games, or read. [2 definitions] |
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