: of a style of unaccompanied group singing of popular songs usually marked by highly conventionalized close harmony
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Heather Greenwood Davis, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Mar. 2024
And workers are still switching jobs at a high rate in other services like barbershops and car repair.
—Taylor Wilson, USA TODAY, 18 Mar. 2024
Hotels, barbershops, nightclubs and bike repair stores carry references to his work.
—Genevieve Glatsky Nathalia Angarita, New York Times, 10 Mar. 2024
In 2020, Thom Sweeney turned a four-story townhouse on Old Burlington Street into its new flagship, complete with a below-ground barbershop, a snooker table in the first-floor showroom, all of it crowned by a cocktail lounge dubbed Sol’s.
—Eric Twardzik, Robb Report, 4 Mar. 2024
There’s a library, screening room, and Soho’s famous Cowshed Spa, with a salon that harkens back to the days of old-school barbershops.
—Chris Dong, Travel + Leisure, 29 Feb. 2024
The group sings in four-part a cappella style known as barbershop, which is made of four different vocal parts singing together in harmony.
—Linda McIntosh, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Feb. 2024
Last spring, barbershops sent technicians to the front line in Zaporizhzhia, treating the National Guard soldiers to haircuts and beard trims.
—Sophia Panych, Allure, 22 Feb. 2024
The Emmy Award-winning TV series, which was co-created by Paul Rivera and Randy Mims and produced by the SpringHill Company, sees A-listers chat with James and Maverick in a barbershop setting.
—Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 14 Feb. 2024
Dallas News, 30 Nov. 2022
Noun
The neon signs and mom-and-pop shops on Yonge Street have morphed into hipster-friendly barbershops and cafés.
—Heather Greenwood Davis, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Mar. 2024
And workers are still switching jobs at a high rate in other services like barbershops and car repair.
—Taylor Wilson, USA TODAY, 18 Mar. 2024
Hotels, barbershops, nightclubs and bike repair stores carry references to his work.
—Genevieve Glatsky Nathalia Angarita, New York Times, 10 Mar. 2024
In 2020, Thom Sweeney turned a four-story townhouse on Old Burlington Street into its new flagship, complete with a below-ground barbershop, a snooker table in the first-floor showroom, all of it crowned by a cocktail lounge dubbed Sol’s.
—Eric Twardzik, Robb Report, 4 Mar. 2024
There’s a library, screening room, and Soho’s famous Cowshed Spa, with a salon that harkens back to the days of old-school barbershops.
—Chris Dong, Travel + Leisure, 29 Feb. 2024
The group sings in four-part a cappella style known as barbershop, which is made of four different vocal parts singing together in harmony.
—Linda McIntosh, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Feb. 2024
Last spring, barbershops sent technicians to the front line in Zaporizhzhia, treating the National Guard soldiers to haircuts and beard trims.
—Sophia Panych, Allure, 22 Feb. 2024
The Emmy Award-winning TV series, which was co-created by Paul Rivera and Randy Mims and produced by the SpringHill Company, sees A-listers chat with James and Maverick in a barbershop setting.
—Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 14 Feb. 2024
Adjective
This unique fragrance by Yves Saint Laurent brings barbershop charm to your day, and sticks around for hours.
—Dallas News, 30 Nov. 2022
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barbershop
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bar·ber·shop
ˈbär-bər-ˌshäp
: a barber's place of business
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