单词 | toilet club |
释义 | > as lemmastoilet club toilet club n. now historical a barber's shop offering reduced charges to clients who paid a regular subscription. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > beautification > beautification of the person > beautification of the hair > places for styling hair > [noun] barberyc1440 clipping-house1483 barbershop1579 toilet club1855 1855 Standard 19 May 1/6 The toilet club.—‘I never entered a hair-dresser's shop,’ wrote Laroche, ‘without becoming ill from the offensive atmosphere arising from hot curling irons.’ 1884 W. S. Gilbert Princess Ida ii. 69 He grew moustachios, and he took his tub, And he paid a guinea to a toilet club. 2006 Peterborough Evening Tel. (Nexis) 17 May He has old Victorian adverts... There is another strange one for the Peterborough Toilet Club, in Cumbergate and Exchange street. < as lemmas |
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