Emily Dickinson Lexicon

SA-LOON', n. [It. salone, from sala, hall; Sp. and Fr. salon. See Hall.]

In architecture, a lofty, spacious hall, vaulted at the top, and usually comprehending two stories, with two ranges of windows. It is a magnificent room in the middle of a building, or at the head of a gallery, &c. It is a state room much used in palaces in Italy, for the reception of embassadors and other visitors. – Encyc.