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‖ garçon|garsɔ̃|
[Fr.: see prec.]
a. A boy, serving-man, waiter; in Eng. use chiefly a waiter in a French hotel or restaurant.
1788A. Young Jrnl. 15 Sept. in Travels (1792) I. 87, I thought only of my poor mare being squeezed a night amongst the Bretagne garrans; sixpence, however, to the garçon, had effects marvelously to her ease. 1829H. Foote Compan. to Theatres 142 Each spectator is expected to take refreshment, for which purpose marble tables, etc are in all parts of the theatre, and garçons are at hand to anticipate the wishes of the company. 1839A. Gray Lett. (1893) 156 Here we dined, and were charged four francs for dinner, besides sous to the garçon. 1850E. Ruskin Let. 9 Mar. in M. Lutyens Effie in Venice (1965) i. 153 Such a parting..with all the garçons, chambermaids, gondoliers. 1942E. Paul Narrow St. iii. 20 Georges, the garçon, was serving drinks to a couple of officials and an oyster vendor.
b. Also used attrib. or Comb. to designate a type of short hair-style for women, the Eton crop.
1956A. Wilson Anglo-Saxon Att. i. iii. 87 A young woman with black garçon-cut hair. |