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
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Which is why the salon also offers a range of services to help it last: wigs-only highlights, washing, setting, trendy cuts, and dye services, starting at around $250.
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Talia Lavin, Curbed, 7 Nov. 2024
Olympia coaxes that out of her thanks to a security video Matty obtained from the nail salon where Katya works, showing a woman with the same birthmark on her hand as Caruso’s speaking to a clearly distressed Katya.
—Noel Murray, Vulture, 7 Nov. 2024
By Rachel Davies Photo: Bettmann / Getty Images These residential hotels were equipped with many of the same amenities as regular hotels, such as a pool, gym, and oftentimes post offices, hair salons, and pharmacies—among other businesses.
—Scarlett Harris, Architectural Digest, 31 Oct. 2024
There are 12 distinct spaces housing wet saunas, an infrared sauna, plunge pools, an ice room, massage rooms (two with double-size stone bathtubs), a laser treatment room, a beauty salon, and a dedicated space for temazcal ceremonies.
—Jennifer Leigh Parker, Forbes, 29 Oct. 2024
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Talia Lavin, Curbed, 7 Nov. 2024
Olympia coaxes that out of her thanks to a security video Matty obtained from the nail salon where Katya works, showing a woman with the same birthmark on her hand as Caruso’s speaking to a clearly distressed Katya.
—Noel Murray, Vulture, 7 Nov. 2024
By Rachel Davies Photo: Bettmann / Getty Images These residential hotels were equipped with many of the same amenities as regular hotels, such as a pool, gym, and oftentimes post offices, hair salons, and pharmacies—among other businesses.
—Scarlett Harris, Architectural Digest, 31 Oct. 2024
There are 12 distinct spaces housing wet saunas, an infrared sauna, plunge pools, an ice room, massage rooms (two with double-size stone bathtubs), a laser treatment room, a beauty salon, and a dedicated space for temazcal ceremonies.
—Jennifer Leigh Parker, Forbes, 29 Oct. 2024
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“Salon.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/salon. Accessed 30 Nov. 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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