garçonn.
/ˈɡɑːsɒ̃//ɡɑːˈsɒ̃/ a. A boy, serving-man, waiter; in English use chiefly a waiter in a French hotel or restaurant.
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the world > food and drink > food > serving food > [noun] > server of food > in inn or restaurant
aproner1611
waiter1664
garçon1788
tendera1825
hash slinger1868
officer1886
Robert1886
hasher1891
tender1901
hot potato1909
floor-waiter1930
waitperson1973
waitron1980
1788 A. Young Jrnl. 15 Sept. in Trav. France (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.
1829 H. 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.
1839 A. Gray Lett. (1893) 156 Here we dined, and were charged four francs for dinner, besides sous to the garçon.
1850 E. Ruskin Let. 9 Mar. in Effie in Venice (1965) i. 153 Such a parting..with all the garçons, chambermaids, gondoliers.
1942 E. Paul Narrow Street iii. 20 Georges, the garçon, was serving drinks to a couple of officials and an oyster vendor.
b. Also used attributively and in other combinations to designate a type of short hairstyle for women, the Eton crop.
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the mind > attention and judgement > beautification > beautification of the person > beautification of the hair > styles of hair > [noun] > cut or cropped > for women
Eton crop1925
bob1926
windblown bob1933
bubble cut1948
urchin haircut1951
garçon1956
1956 A. Wilson Anglo-Saxon Attitudes i. iii. 87 A young woman with black garçon-cut hair.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1898; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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