1.
[syn: Barber, Samuel Barber]
2. a hairdresser who cuts hair and shaves beards as a trade;
VERB (1)
1. perform the services of a barber: cut the hair and/or beard of;
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Barber \Bar"ber\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Barbered
(b[aum]r"b[~e]rd); p. pr. & vb. n. Barbering.]
To shave and dress the beard or hair of. --Shak.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Barber \Bar"ber\, n. (Meteor.)
A storm accompanied by driving ice spicules formed from sea
water, esp. one occurring on the Gulf of St. Lawrence; -- so
named from the cutting ice spicules. [Canada]
[Webster 1913 Suppl.]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Barber \Bar"ber\ (b[aum]r"b[~e]r), n. [OE. barbour, OF. barbeor,
F. barbier, as if fr. an assumed L. barbator, fr. barba
beard. See 1st Barb.]
One whose occupation it is to shave or trim the beard, and to
cut and dress the hair of his patrons.
[1913 Webster]
Barber's itch. See under Itch.
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Note: Formerly the barber practiced some offices of surgery,
such as letting blood and pulling teeth. Hence such
terms as barber surgeon (old form
barber chirurgeon),
barber surgery, etc.
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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
Barber
n 1: United States composer (1910-1981) [syn: Barber, Samuel
Barber]
2: a hairdresser who cuts hair and shaves beards as a trade
v 1: perform the services of a barber: cut the hair and/or beard
of