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salon

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
Related topics: Clothes & fashion, Building, Arts
sal·on /ˈsælɒn $ səˈlɑːn/ ●○○ noun [countable]  1 DCa place where you can get your hair cut, have beauty treatments etc 发廊,美发厅;美容院 SYN hairdresser’shair/beauty salon an exclusive hair salon 高级发廊2. DCSHOP/STOREa shop where fashionable and expensive clothes are sold 高级服装店,时装店3. TB old-fashioned a room in a very large house, where people can meet and talk 〔大宅中的〕客厅,会客室4 Aa regular meeting of famous people at which they talk about art, literature, or music, popular in the past in France 沙龙〔以前在法国流行的谈论艺术、文学或音乐的定期名流社交聚会〕 a literary salon 文学沙龙
Examples from the Corpus
salonThe contest was open to all hairdressing students at the institute but also included a category for senior stylists and salon owners.a beauty salona bridal salonProducts are only available from salons.Available from salons only - call for your nearest stockist.They include the alleged failure of salon owners to regularly follow manufacturers' instructions.For appointments call the salon on.Did you feel comfortable and relaxed in the salon? 4.She unloaded the car and carried everything in, dumping it all in the middle of the salon.His hands dangled over the sides of the wheelchair as they took him to the salon to meet the Bishop.hair/beauty salonIt is also worth going along to a beauty salon a month or so in advance to have your make-up done.The street is dotted with pricey eateries, art galleries, boutiques and hair salons.Comfortable public rooms include a bar, restaurant, lounge and beauty salon.I noticed it only because part of the mixture involved a large quantity of my expensive beauty salon shampoo.It has sprouted shopping malls, discos and nightclubs, beauty salons, gymnasia, news kiosks, coffee shops.Gymnasium, sauna, steam room, beauty salon, indoor pool.Cutting edge: A small Stockton hair salon is proving it is a cut above the rest in competitions.
Origin salon (1600-1700) French → SALOON
sal·on nounChineseSyllable
place where can you get Corpus your a hair


salon
salon /ˈsælɒn $ səˈlɑːn/ noun [countable]
 Date: 1600-1700
 Language: French
 Origin: saloon
1. a place where you can get your hair cut, have beauty treatments etc
   SYN  hairdresser’s
    hair/beauty salon
    an exclusive hair salon
2. a shop where fashionable and expensive clothes are sold
3. old-fashioned a room in a very large house, where people can meet and talk
4. a regular meeting of famous people at which they talk about art, literature, or music, popular in the past in France:
    a literary salon
     
THESAURUS
    shop especially British English, store especially American English a building or place where things are sold: She's gone to the shops to get some milk. | a clothes shop | Our local store has sold out of sugar for making jam.
    boutique a small shop that sells fashionable clothes or other objects: a little boutique which specializes in bath products.
    superstore British English a very large shop, especially one that is built outside the centre of a city: Out -of-town superstores have taken business away from shops in the city centre.
    department store a very large shop that is divided into several big parts, each of which sells one type of thing, such as clothes, furniture, or kitchen equipment: He went around all the big department stores in Oxford Street.
    supermarket (also grocery store American English) a very large shop that sells food, drinks, and things that people need regularly in their homes: Supermarkets have cut down the number of plastic bags they distribute by 50%.
    salon a shop where you can get your hair washed, cut curled etc
    garden centre British English, nursery especially American English a place that sells a wide range of plants, seeds, and things for your garden: Your local garden centre can advise you on which plants to grow.
    outlet formal a shop that sells things for less than the usual price, especially things from a particular company or things of a particular type: The book is available from most retail outlets.
    market an area, usually outdoors, where people buy and sell many different types of things: I usually buy our vegetables at the market – they're much cheaper there.
    mall especially American English a large area where there are a lot of shops, especially a large building: A new restaurant has opened at the mall. | We used to hang around together at the mall.
    strip mall American English a row of shops built together, with a large area for parking cars in front of it: Strip malls can seem rather impersonal.


salonBrE /ˈsælɒn/ 🔊NAmE /səˈlɑːn/ 🔊, /səˈlɔːn/ 🔊 nouna shop/store that gives customers hair or beauty treatment or that sells expensive clothes 美发厅;美容院;高级服装店a beauty salon美容院a hairdressing salon美发厅(old-fashioned) a room in a large house used for entertaining guests (大宅中的)客厅,会客室(in the past) a regular meeting of writers, artists and other guests at the house of a famous or important person 沙龙(旧时作家、艺术家等在名流家中定期举行的聚会)a literary salon文艺沙龙