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)
Here the Royal speaker was herself interrupted by a cloud of powder which the unconscious friseur flung over the edifice then erecting.
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.
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
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
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