Saloon

Saloon
Saloon Sa*loon" (s[.a]*l[=oo]n"), n. [F. salon (cf. It. salone), fr. F. salle a large room, a hall, of German or Dutch origin; cf. OHG. sal house, hall, G. saal; akin to AS. s[ae]l, sele, D. zaal, Icel. salr, Goth. saljan to dwell, and probably to L. solum ground. Cf. {Sole} of the foot, {Soil} ground, earth.] 1. A spacious and elegant apartment for the reception of company or for works of art; a hall of reception, esp. a hall for public entertainments or amusements; a large room or parlor; as, the saloon of a steamboat. [1913 Webster]

The gilden saloons in which the first magnates of the realm . . . gave banquets and balls. --Macaulay. [1913 Webster]

2. Popularly, a public room for specific uses; esp., a barroom or grogshop; as, a drinking saloon; an eating saloon; a dancing saloon. [1913 Webster]

We hear of no hells, or low music halls, or low dancing saloons [at Athens.] --J. P. Mahaffy. [1913 Webster]


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  • saloon — [ salun ] n. m. • 1895; mot angl. amér. (1841), en angl. « salon » (1728), du fr. salon ♦ Anglic. Bar, tripot (spécialement en parlant du Far West). « Le bar américain, le saloon, équivalent aggravé de notre bistrot » (Siegfried). Porte de saloon …   Encyclopédie Universelle

  • Saloon — ist seit 1800 ein westamerikanischer, leicht selbstironischer Begriff für eine Kneipe oder ein Motel aus dem ursprünglich französischen, seit dem 18. Jhd. auch im Deutschen gebräuchlichen Wort Salon (sinnentsprechend dem repräsentativen… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Saloon — Saltar a navegación, búsqueda Interior de un saloon en Colorado, 1897 Un saloon era un bar típico del oeste de los Estados Unidos en el siglo XIX. El primer saloon conocido fue creado en …   Wikipedia Español

  • Saloon — may refer to:* Saloon (Similar to the American term Sedan, an enclosed car body style with a separate boot (trunk). *Western saloon, an American Wild West bar * A part of a British traditional pub * The principal room of an 18th century mansion,… …   Wikipedia

  • Saloon — de Black Hawk dans le Colorado, en 1897. Le saloon est un mot anglais désignant un café ou un hôtel dans l Ouest américain du XIXe siècle. Il rassemble une grande partie des idées reçues à cause de sa présence da …   Wikipédia en Français

  • saloon — s.n. Cârciumă, han (în filmele western). [pr.: sălún] – cuv. am. Trimis de IoanSoleriu, 17.07.2004. Sursa: DEX 98  SALOON [ LÚN] s. n. cârciumă, bar în vestul american. (< amer. saloon) Trimis de raduborza, 28.05.2008. Sursa: MDN …   Dicționar Român

  • saloon — ► NOUN 1) a public room or building used for a specified purpose. 2) Brit. another term for LOUNGE BAR(Cf. ↑lounge bar). 3) a large public room for use as a lounge on a ship. 4) N. Amer. historical or humorous a place where alcoholic drinks may… …   English terms dictionary

  • saloon — [sə lo͞on′] n. [Fr salon < It salone < sala, a room, hall < Langobardic * sala, akin to OHG sal, a room, dwelling < IE base * sel > OSlav selo, village] 1. any large room or hall designed for receptions, exhibitions, entertainments …   English World dictionary

  • Saloon — Sm Salon …   Etymologisches Wörterbuch der deutschen sprache

  • saloon — 1728, anglicized form of SALON (Cf. salon), and originally used interchangeable with it. Meaning large hall in a public place (especially a passenger boat) is from c.1835, also used of railway cars furnished like drawing rooms. Sense of public… …   Etymology dictionary

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