tonsorial artist
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After a month with no income, and a few months after his second expensive illness in two years, the folksy, wisecracking tonsorial artist needed to get back on the job.
From Washington Times • May 31, 2017
Said one: "Those of us who rely entirely on shaves and haircuts for existence must be ranked with the village tonsorial artist who makes a sideline of pulling teeth."
From Time Magazine Archive
There was also a tonsorial artist connected with the house, who was always there to curl a wig or put it on in good shape for the actors who needed such assistance.
From The Mormons and the Theatre or The History of Theatricals in Utah by Lindsay, John S.
Why suffer the inconvenience of long hair when our own regimental tonsorial artist is waiting to bob it for you free of charge?
From Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 158, March 3rd, 1920 by Various
The Japanese tonsorial artist shaves without the aid of soap, merely wetting the face by dipping his fingers in a bowl of warm water.
From Around the World on a Bicycle - Volume II From Teheran To Yokohama by Stevens, Thomas
