friseur

Example Sentences

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I had a gentleman to wait upon me, a French friseur to dress my hair of a morning.

From Thackeray by Trollope, Anthony

There is Dick Wildfire being attired, with the aid of the friseur and the tailor, and under the sneering inspection of Sam Sharp, his Yorkshire valet, according to the latest Parisian fashions.

From The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 15, No. 87, January, 1865 by Various

The friseur was engaged in this critical operation, and whole ranks of ladies stood round, one of them reading aloud one of Plutarch's Lives.

From Stray Pearls by Yonge, Charlotte Mary

It was the custom that, while Her Majesty's head was powdering and her powdering-gown had been placed upon the Royal person, she should be left sola with her friseur, when she usually read the newspapers.

From The Ladies A Shining Constellation of Wit and Beauty by Beck, L. Adams (Lily Adams)

He went fearfully and cautiously, yet with a look of curiosity at the state of her head, and the operations of her friseur, that seemed to draw him on more powerfully than her commands.

From The Diary and Letters of Madame D'Arblay — Volume 3 by Burney, Fanny