Salon \Sa`lon"\, n. [F. See Saloon.]

An apartment for the reception of company; hence, in the plural, fashionable parties; circles of fashionable society.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
 

Salon \Sa`lon"\, n. An apartment for the reception and exhibition of works of art; hence, an annual exhibition of paintings, sculptures, etc., held in Paris by the Society of French Artists; -- sometimes called the Old Salon.

New Salon is a popular name for an annual exhibition of paintings, sculptures, etc., held in Paris at the Champs de Mars, by the Soci['e]t['e] Nationale des Beaux-Arts (National Society of Fine Arts), a body of artists who, in 1890, seceded from the Soci['e]t['e] des Artistes Fran[,c]ais (Society of French Artists).

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)