Noun
An apartment for the reception of company; hence, in the plural, fashionable parties; circles of fashionable society.
Source: Webster's dictionaryI think there is a difference between Slate and Salon. I think we both serve important functions on the Internet. As more and more Websites disappear, I'm thankful Slate is still around because it makes things less lonely. David Talbot
One of the wonderful things about Internet is its like a salon. It brings people together from different intellectual walks of life. Eric Kandel
They continue to be the rage. The salon where they are is jammed with people. Gustave Courbet
In nearly all the papers, all composure was lost. The critics would begin by saying: 'there is no need to devote much space to the Cubists, who are utterly without importance', and then they furiously gave them seven columns out of the ten that were taken up, at that time, by the Salon. Albert Gleizes
I heard my mother talking badly of me to people who were talking badly of me in her salon. That's probably the thing that I'm most sensitive of in all my friendships and my relationships. I just... I just can't take that. I'm comfortable with enemies, but I can't take it from friends. Vincent Gallo
Working in a salon, you look at trends all day long. You're looking at color all the time, what new products are coming out. You're a part of the fashion industry, especially if you're working in a higher-end salon. Christian Siriano