coiffeuse
Americannoun
plural
coiffeusesExample Sentences
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She uses cosmetics only occasionally and does her own hair�though she admits that she is encouraging a romance between a Sikkimese youth and a Calcutta hairdresser in the hope of importing the kingdom's first coiffeuse.
From Time Magazine Archive
I often help Mother fix her hair when she's going out, and she calls me her little coiffeuse.
From A harum-scarum schoolgirl by Campbell, John
Koto had a rival at the beginning of her professional career—a woman of considerable skill as a coiffeuse, but of malignant disposition, named Jin.
From Glimpses of Unfamiliar Japan Second Series by Hearn, Lafcadio
I was the universal coiffeuse, and I dressed all the girls' heads with flowers, as I was supposed to be best up in the latest fashions.
From Station Life in New Zealand by Barker, Lady (Mary Anne)
She turned a reproachful glance upon the little coiffeuse.
From Joseph II. and His Court by Mühlbach, L. (Luise)
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