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.
After this tonsorial artist had finished his work then came the command once more, "Git in."
From The Twin Hells; a thrilling narrative of life in the Kansas and Missouri penitentiaries by Reynolds, John N.
On my return I happened to stop in front of the barber shop, when the tonsorial artist asked how I'd trade my horse for the shop.
From Twenty Years of Hus'ling by Denslow, W. W. (William Wallace)
