Hypertext Webster Gateway: "salon"
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) 1.7 (wn)
salon
n 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
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