Used in a Sentence

parlour

Definition, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for parlour.

Editorial note

So as stated it is a trick question, the kind of parlour game found in old books of puzzles.

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Quick take

Commonwealth standard spelling of parlor.

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of parlour gathered in one view.

noun

Commonwealth standard spelling of parlor.

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for parlour.

Example sentences

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So as stated it is a trick question, the kind of parlour game found in old books of puzzles.

2

Still, given their interview process is basically parlour trick questions about pointers and char arrays, it is quite telling!

3

This is a good parlour trick, to show of browser power, but as a computational framework it doesn't work.

4

People aren't stupid, and if it was a parlour trick it was an exceptionally well-executed on.

5

Sure, having a machine automatically answer customer requests is a nice parlour trick but what's the benefit for the customer?

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We ran out of parlour tricks like trying to game efficiency and curtail residential usage.

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Some of the parlour tricks that are wrapped around the models will make some incremental improvements, but the underlying models are done.

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For that reason, I'm going to recommend a few other books: Gentleman in the Parlour by W.

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Surprised they never mentioned the bowling alley / video game parlour which is hugely popular amongst the children of the well to do.

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It used to be that all entertainment culture was locally produced and consumed, in the form of parlour music and after dinner stories.

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Unless the job actually does involve performing computational parlour tricks.

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It beggars belief that anyone that understands the experience of an actual slave would make this comparison; basically you're playing academic parlour tricks with the definitions of words.

Quote examples

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I think I only learned how to small-talk and "network" as a parlour trick (like Fry).

2

That's you, Montag, and that's me." The door to the parlour opened and Mildred stood there looking in at them, looking at Beatty and then at Montag.

3

This is like playing the parlour game "Mafia".

4

"Come in to my parlour" said the spider[1] to the fly[2].

Proper noun examples

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The Parlour, Monuts, Cocoa Cinnamon.) Allowing entrepreneurs to experiment with minimal risk can be an inexpensive and effective way to build a local economy.

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use parlour in a sentence?

So as stated it is a trick question, the kind of parlour game found in old books of puzzles.

What does parlour mean?

Commonwealth standard spelling of parlor.

What part of speech is parlour?

parlour is commonly used as noun.