单词 | barbershop |
释义 | barbershop (once / 17936 pages) n A barbershop is one of the places where people go to get their hair cut. You might visit a barbershop at the beginning of every summer to get a short crew cut. While some hair cutters call themselves stylists and the places where they work salons, others are barbers who trim hair and shave necks in barbershops. The most common customer at a barbershop is a man who wants a quick haircut and possibly a beard trim or shave as well. In the 1500's, a barbershop was called a "barbery," from the Latin barba, or "beard." A "barbershop quartet" is a four-person, harmonizing singing group. WORD FAMILYbarbershop: barbershops USAGE EXAMPLESCharles Stephenson, who cuts hair at the barbershop and beauty salon across the railroad tracks from the college, worries about his town. Washington Times(Jan 02, 2017) At the local barbershop, a line of long-haired customers waited on wobbly plastic chairs for haircuts that were forbidden under Islamic State rule. Washington Post(Dec 28, 2016) The barbershop is by Persons of Interest, a growing minibrand. New York Times(Dec 28, 2016) n a shop where men can get their hair cut Hyper shop, store a mercantile establishment for the retail sale of goods or services |
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