a drawing room or reception room in a large house.

an assembly of guests in such a room, esp. an assembly, common during the 17th and 18th centuries, consisting of the leaders in society, art, politics, etc.

a hall or place used for the exhibition of works of art.

a shop, business, or department of a store offering a specific product or service, esp. one catering to a fashionable clientele

a dress salon; a hair salon.

( initial capital letter ) (in France)

the Salon, an annual exhibition of works of art by living artists, originally held at the Salon d'Apollon

it became, during the 19th century, the focal point of artistic controversy and was identified with academicism and official hostility to progress in art.

a national exhibition of works of art by living artists

Salon des Refusés; Salon des Indépendants.

noun

assemblage , gallery , gathering , group , hall , parlor , reception , room , shop , showroom