Salon - Dictionary Definition and Overview

Salon :  (noun)
1: gallery 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 sitting room where guests are received

Based on WordNet 2.0

Salon : \Sa`lon"\, n. [F. See Saloon.] An apartment for the reception of company; hence, in the plural, fashionable parties; circles of fashionable society.

Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary

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).

Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Example Usage of Salon

Rock_Soldier: y luego estaba en la plaza y en un Salon de belleza llamado "Michelle" (que coincidencia) estaba el video de somebody told me...
rAaralyn: @pearls33 i dont think this GHD IV Salon is a good one, do u agree with me ? http://bit.ly/62geWg
lisavillasmil: Looking for a Salon that dyes with henna. Apparently NONE. :(
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