friseur
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of friseur
C18: literally: one who curls (hair); see frisette
Example Sentences
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Ah! my good cousin, my excellent Mrs. Betty, excuse me that my tyrant friseur prevents my rising to welcome you.
From Love and Life An Old Story in Eighteenth Century Costume by Yonge, Charlotte Mary
The tailor and the friseur awaited him in vain in his dressing-room; he forgot their existence.
From Frederick the Great and His Family by Coleman, Chapman, Mrs.
"This holy saint was my friseur" said the king, laughing.
From Berlin and Sans-Souci; or Frederick the Great and his friends by Mühlbach, L. (Luise)
But, oh, heavens! is not a genial friseur, according to the principles of his character and profession, a privileged fool and coxcomb?
From The Devil's Elixir Vol. II (of 2) by Hoffmann, E. T. A. (Ernst Theodor Amadeus)
He was gentlemanly, without a doubt, and he must be well off to employ such a good tailor and friseur.
From The Malady of the Century by Nordau, Max Simon
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