coiffeuse

Example Sentences

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She uses cosmetics only occasionally and does her own hair�though she admits that she is encouraging a romance between a Sikkimese youth and a Calcutta hairdresser in the hope of importing the kingdom's first coiffeuse.

From Time Magazine Archive

I was the universal coiffeuse, and I dressed all the girls' heads with flowers, as I was supposed to be best up in the latest fashions.

From Station Life in New Zealand by Barker, Lady (Mary Anne)

"Vossignoria will put on the blue cr�pe-de-chine gown," said Teresa; "and I will order the coiffeuse for six o'clock."

From The Devourers by Chartres, Annie Vivanti

She turned a reproachful glance upon the little coiffeuse.

From Joseph II. and His Court by Mühlbach, L. (Luise)

Koto had a rival at the beginning of her professional career—a woman of considerable skill as a coiffeuse, but of malignant disposition, named Jin.

From Glimpses of Unfamiliar Japan Second Series by Hearn, Lafcadio