1
: an elegant apartment or living room (as in a fashionable home)
2
: a fashionable assemblage of notables (such as literary figures, artists, or statesmen) held by custom at the home of a prominent person
3
a
: a hall for exhibition of art
b
capitalized
: an annual exhibition of works of art
4
: a stylish business establishment or shop
a beauty salon
Examples of salon in a Sentence
at its headquarters the company maintains a fashionable salon filled with works of modern art
Recent Examples on the Web
The Parker features two pools (one for adults and one for families with kids) as well as two restaurants, a spa, salon, tennis courts, and fitness center.
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Alesandra Dubin, Travel + Leisure, 11 Apr. 2024
Is the magic of the old school hair salon gone forever?
—Essence, 8 Apr. 2024
There are two separate marbled bathrooms and dressing rooms and a private hot tub forward, as well as one of two hair salons/beauty rooms on board.
—Julia Zaltzman, Robb Report, 5 Apr. 2024
Nearby shops and restaurants: The Wharf boasts a mile of shops and restaurants, a CVS with basic food items, a hair salon, a wine and spirits store, and a pet store.
—Amy Worden, Washington Post, 3 Apr. 2024
The labor division proactively dug into industries known for rampant wage theft, including nail salons, construction and home health care services, according to the report.
—Joe Rubino, The Denver Post, 3 Apr. 2024
The salon was using a cream treatment made with 10% glyoxylic acid, the doctors said.
—Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 27 Mar. 2024
Twenty- and thirtysomethings filed into a theatre adjoining a hair salon and a pet store.
—Chang Che, The New Yorker, 26 Mar. 2024
Just forward of the salon is Grateful’s unpretentious owner’s suite, with its oversized hull windows and light oak flooring.
—Howard Walker, Robb Report, 1 Apr. 2024
Alesandra Dubin, Travel + Leisure, 11 Apr. 2024
Is the magic of the old school hair salon gone forever?
—Essence, 8 Apr. 2024
There are two separate marbled bathrooms and dressing rooms and a private hot tub forward, as well as one of two hair salons/beauty rooms on board.
—Julia Zaltzman, Robb Report, 5 Apr. 2024
Nearby shops and restaurants: The Wharf boasts a mile of shops and restaurants, a CVS with basic food items, a hair salon, a wine and spirits store, and a pet store.
—Amy Worden, Washington Post, 3 Apr. 2024
The labor division proactively dug into industries known for rampant wage theft, including nail salons, construction and home health care services, according to the report.
—Joe Rubino, The Denver Post, 3 Apr. 2024
The salon was using a cream treatment made with 10% glyoxylic acid, the doctors said.
—Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 27 Mar. 2024
Twenty- and thirtysomethings filed into a theatre adjoining a hair salon and a pet store.
—Chang Che, The New Yorker, 26 Mar. 2024
Just forward of the salon is Grateful’s unpretentious owner’s suite, with its oversized hull windows and light oak flooring.
—Howard Walker, Robb Report, 1 Apr. 2024
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“Salon.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/salon. Accessed 24 Apr. 2024.
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salon
noun
sa·lon
sə-ˈlän 
ˈsal-ˌän
1
: an apartment or living room of stylish design
2
: a social gathering held in a salon
3
a
: an art gallery
b
: an annual exhibition of art
4
: a stylish business establishment
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