ice-cream parlour

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English

Noun

ice-cream parlour (plural ice-cream parlours)

  1. Alternative form of ice cream parlor.
    • 1986, Margaret Visser, “Ice Cream: Cold Comfort”, in Much Depends on Dinner: The Extraordinary History and Mythology, Allure and Obsessions, Perils and Taboos of an Ordinary Meal, Grove Press, →ISBN, page 316:
      Ice-cream parlours are making a comeback at present, almost all of them finding it profitable to provide “retro”-styled furnishings: black-and-white tiled floors (the tiles preferably hexagonal), bentwood chairs, “Tiffany” lamps, mirrors, cushioned booths, marble counters and so on.
    • 2009, Elisabetta Girelli, “History and Representation of Italian Immigrants in Britain”, in Beauty and the Beast: Italianness in British Cinema, Bristol, Chicago, Ill.: Intellect Books, →ISBN, page 44:
      In fact, one of the appeals of ice-cream parlours was their perceived ‘respectability’, which, unlike pubs, made them appropriate for women and children to frequent.
    • 2010, Caroline Weir, Robin Weir, “Glossary”, in Ice Creams, Sorbets & Gelati: The Definitive Guide, London: Grub Street, published 2012, →ISBN, entry “Dixie cup”, page 291, column 1:
      They [paper drinking cups] became popular in ice-cream parlours and soda fountains as a way of serving ice cream in take-away portions.