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单词 pogonology
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pogonologyn.

Brit. /ˌpəʊɡəˈnɒlədʒi/, U.S. /ˌpoʊɡəˈnɑlədʒi/
Origin: A borrowing from Greek, combined with an English element. Etymons: Greek πώγων , -ology comb. form.
Etymology: < ancient Greek πώγων beard, of unknown origin + -ology comb. form; in sense 1 probably after French pogonologie (1786 in a work title; compare quot. 1786 at sense 1). Compare earlier pogonologist n.
rare.
1. A treatise on beards. Obsolete.
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the world > life > the body > study of body > study of other parts > [noun] > of hair > specific
pogonology1801
1786 (title) Pogonologia, or a philosophical essay on beards, translated from the French.]
1801 W. Taylor in Monthly Mag. 12 422 Some years ago we had to read the Pogonology.
2. The study or wearing of beards.
ΚΠ
1933 Times 21 July 17 The excursus into pogonology headed ‘Adjustable Beards’ does not refer to yet another use of the French beard as a screen for the inept or malevolent laugh.
1983 Times 10 Mar. 10 In spite of the legend that they flourish in the time of a great Queen, to my eternal regret pogonology is a dying art.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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