friseur
Americannoun
plural
friseursnoun
Etymology
Origin of friseur
C18: literally: one who curls (hair); see frisette
Example Sentences
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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.
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
I determined to go into Italy, where there are Abbat�s with powdered wigs, and encouragement is yet afforded to an accomplished friseur.
From The Devil's Elixir Vol. II (of 2) by Hoffmann, E. T. A. (Ernst Theodor Amadeus)
There is Dick Wildfire being attired, with the aid of the friseur and the tailor, and under the sneering inspection of Sam Sharp, his Yorkshire valet, according to the latest Parisian fashions.
From The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 15, No. 87, January, 1865 by Various
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)
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