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salon |
3 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Salon \Sa`lon"\, n. [F. See {Saloon}.] An apartment for the reception of company; hence in the plural, fashionable parties; circles of fashionable society. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Salon \Sa`lon"\, n. An apartment for the reception and exhibition of works of art; hence an annual exhibition of paintings, sculptures, etc., held in Paris by the Society of French Artists; -- sometimes called the {Old Salon}. {New Salon} is a popular name for an annual exhibition of paintings, sculptures, etc., held in Paris at the Champs de Mars, by the Soci['e]t['e] Nationale des Beaux-Arts (National Society of Fine Arts), a body of artists who in 1890, seceded from the Soci['e]t['e] des Artistes Fran[,c]ais (Society of French Artists). From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: salon n 1: where works of art can be displayed 2: a shop where hairdressers and beauticians work [syn: {beauty salon}, {beauty parlor}, {beauty parlour}, {beauty shop}] 3: elegant room where guests are received
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