shoe-parlour
Definition
- Noun:
- A business establishment for shoe care: "shoe-parlour" refers to a shop or room where shoes are cleaned, polished, and repaired, often as a service to customers.
Usage Examples
- Noun:
- He took his worn leather shoes to the shoe-parlour for a professional shine. (A place where shoes are polished.)
- The shoe-parlour on Main Street also offers heel replacements. (A shop providing shoe repair and cleaning services.)
Advanced Usage
- "Shoe-parlour" is an older term, primarily used in American English, and is often spelled as "shoe parlor" (without the hyphen) in modern contexts. It is less common today, having been largely replaced by terms like "shoe shine stand" or "cobbler's shop."
Variants and Related Words
- Shoe parlor (n): an alternative spelling without the hyphen.
- The old-fashioned shoe parlor had a sign reading "Shine and Repair." (A shop offering shoe services.)
- Shoeshine (n): the act or result of polishing shoes; also a person who does this.
- He got a quick shoeshine at the airport stand. (A service to polish shoes.)
Synonyms
- Shoe shine stand: a small kiosk or station where shoes are polished.
- The shoe shine stand in the hotel lobby is very convenient. (A place for shoe polishing.)
- Cobbler's shop: a workshop where shoes are repaired and sometimes polished.
- The cobbler's shop fixed the sole of my boot. (A shoe repair shop.)
Related Idioms
- "To shine one's shoes": to polish one's shoes to make them look clean and smart.
- He always shines his shoes before an important meeting. (He polishes his shoes.)
- "To be in someone's shoes": to be in another person's situation (not directly related to shoe-parlour, but a common idiom with "shoes").
- I wouldn't want to be in his shoes after that mistake. (To be in his position.)
Phrasal Verbs
- "To shine up": to polish something, often shoes, to make them bright.
- He shined up his old boots for the parade. (He polished them until they were bright.)