Bible Dictionaries
Saloon

Webster's Dictionary

(1):

(n.) Popularly, a public room for specific uses; esp., a barroom or grogshop; as, a drinking saloon; an eating saloon; a dancing saloon.

(2):

(n.) A spacious and elegant apartment for the reception of company or for works of art; a hall of reception, esp. a hall for public entertainments or amusements; a large room or parlor; as, the saloon of a steamboat.

Bibliography Information
Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Saloon'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​s/saloon.html. 1828.