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barbershop
[ bahr-ber-shop ]
noun
- alsocalledcomma especially British, barber's shop. the place of business of a barber.
- the singing of four-part harmony in barbershop style or the music sung in this style.
adjective
- specializing in the unaccompanied part-singing of popular songs in which four voices move in close, highly chromatic harmony:
a barbershop quartet.
- characteristic of such part-singing.
barbershop
/ ˈbɑːbəˌʃɒp /
noun
- the premises of a barber
- modifier denoting or characterized by a type of close four-part harmony for male voices, popular in romantic and sentimental songs of the 1920s and 1930s
a barbershop quartet
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Origin of barbershop1
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Los Angeles County authorities have said they’ll be resuming outdoor dining and other activities like mini-golf and batting cages, as well as certain indoor services like hair salons and barbershops.
The build quality is beautiful and easy to maneuver without sacrificing precision—you’ll feel like you’ve brought the barbershop into your home.
Employers like barbershops and dental offices that furloughed or cut workers during the onset of shutdowns were able to bring those workers back once their states eased up on restrictions.
Instead, the now four-year-old business is betting that it can take a sliver of the market by offering bookings and payments to barbershops, which, Squire says, are largely lagging in taking their businesses online.
It doubles as a hair trimmer, Jain says, running a hand over his shaved head, and it’s seen “off the chart” demand, thanks to pandemic lockdowns keeping everyone away from barbershops.
Facebook employees, for instance, can enjoy a free candy shop, a video arcade, or a classic barbershop.
The rapper doesn't disappoint in this feel good comedy, which chronicles a day in the life of a South Side Chicago barbershop.
(Netflix, June 23) Barbershop (2002) Nothing feels better on a hot summer day than Ice Cube.
Jimmy Fallon and Kevin Spacey's barbershop quartet cover of Jason Derulo's 'Talk Dirty?'
The rapper cast Cedric in each installment of his highly successful film series Barbershop.
Soon after, Frederick was in the barbershop getting a shave.
One could see through a door at one end of the lobby to the barbershop, with its chairs and array of shaving-mugs.
He has even stooped to Puck, vainly trying to make an American Simplicissimus of that dull offspring of synagogue and barbershop.
The barbershop lay aft, and nearby one could look through glass panes upon the working of the cylinders and pistons.
The scientist saw Rick at almost the same moment and walked into the barbershop.
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