friseur
Americannoun
noun
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Etymology
Origin of friseur
C18: literally: one who curls (hair); see frisette
Example Sentences
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The friseur was engaged in this critical operation, and whole ranks of ladies stood round, one of them reading aloud one of Plutarch's Lives.
From Stray Pearls by Yonge, Charlotte Mary
I patronized every complexion-specialist, friseur, perukier, manicurist and fashionable barber in that part of the world.
From Andivius Hedulio Adventures of a Roman Nobleman in the Days of the Empire by White, Edward Lucas
The Widow Capet needs no milliner now; she needs no friseur now for her toilette.
From Empress Josephine An historical sketch of the days of Napoleon by Mühlbach, L. (Luise)
On the same morning when ours frizzled the Resident Lady, he said to the dreamy Beata that the next day he was coming with the friseur to her.
From The Invisible Lodge by Jean Paul
At six o'clock in the morning I am already done with my friseur, and at seven I am fully dressed.
From Mozart: the man and the artist, as revealed in his own words by Kerst, Friedrich
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