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Stunned, Margaret did not move from the best parlour, over which the touch of art nouveau had fallen.
Howards End by Forster, E. M. View in context
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This room, found on the north west corner of the house, backs onto a south facing parlour that has no fireplace. There are two ducts in the ceiling that provided warm air from this fireplace to enter the parlor.
ParlourIn an abbey or monastery, a room for talking to visitors in; in a medieval house, the semi-private living room below the solar or upper chamber.ParterreLevel space in a garden laid out with low, formal beds of plants.
 See also: Chamber, House, Classical, Ornament, Architecture
  
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