Antonyms for barbering

Grammar : Verb

Spell : bahr-ber

Phonetic Transcription : ˈbɑr bər

Definition of barbering

Origin : c.1300, from Anglo-French barbour (attested as a surname from early 13c.), from Old French barbeor, barbieor (Modern French barbier, which has a more restricted sense than the English word), from Vulgar Latin *barbatorem, from Latin barba "beard" (see barb (n.)). Originally also regular practitioners of surgery, they were restricted to haircutting and dentistry under Henry VIII.

As in shave : verb cut outer covering off
As in trim : verb cut shorter

Example sentences :

Needless to say, his business of barbering suffered in the meanwhile.
Extract from : « The Story of the Cotton Plant » by Frederick Wilkinson

I think that's all he had in mind—besides the fact that barbering was his trade.
Extract from : « The Electronic Mind Reader » by John Blaine

If you only saw me at my trade, a barbering, youd see what a mistake you were making.
Extract from : « A Vision of Venus » by Harry Pleon

The Lieutenant was attentively watching the barbering operation.
Extract from : « Si Klegg, Book 2 (of 6) » by John McElroy

Barbering was not for him—not when you could drive a bus to all trains, or even a dray.
Extract from : « The Wrong Twin » by Harry Leon Wilson

The barbering completed, Marjorie junior was dismissed with her ally Guff, and the senior lady of that name reigned supreme.
Extract from : « Two Knapsacks » by John Campbell

Other early enterprises, growing naturally out of a history of personal service, were barbering and tailoring.
Extract from : « Following the Color Line » by Ray Stannard Baker

At length the barbering performance was over, and poor Dicky thought that he had got through the whole passage of the equinox.
Extract from : « Barney Blake, The Boy Privateer » by Herrick Johnstone

At that time wigs were worn, and wig-making formed an important branch of the barbering business.
Extract from : « Self-Help » by Samuel Smiles

Synonyms for barbering

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