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
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
His jet-black hair hung in rich, wavy curls, which seemed to be the especial care of some renowned tonsorial artist, so gracefully and accurately were they arranged.
From Hatchie, the Guardian Slave; or, The Heiress of Bellevue by Ashton, Warren T.
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
