friseur
Americannoun
plural
friseursnoun
Etymology
Origin of friseur
C18: literally: one who curls (hair); see frisette
Example Sentences
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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)
I had a gentleman to wait upon me, a French friseur to dress my hair of a morning.
From Thackeray by Trollope, Anthony
It was the custom that, while Her Majesty's head was powdering and her powdering-gown had been placed upon the Royal person, she should be left sola with her friseur, when she usually read the newspapers.
From The Ladies A Shining Constellation of Wit and Beauty by Beck, L. Adams (Lily Adams)
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.
She conversed upon various public and general topics till the friseur was dismissed, and then I was honoured with an audience, quite alone, for a full hour and a half.
From The Diary and Letters of Madame D'Arblay — Volume 3 by Burney, Fanny
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