单词 | pogonotomy |
释义 | pogonotomyn. The cutting of a beard; shaving. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > beautification > beautification of the person > beautification of the hair > [noun] > cutting or shaving dodding?c1225 shearingc1315 shaving138. tonsure1390 pollinga1400 clippingc1440 rasure1483 barbing1485 trimmingc1525 colling1575 tonsuring1811 detonsure1819 pogonotomy1896 poodling1907 razor cutting1952 1896 Los Angeles Times 27 Dec. 20/6 Pogonotomy is what the Greeks used to call the gentle art of self-shaving. 1942 L. V. Berrey & M. Van den Bark Amer. Thes. Slang §125/3 Pogonotomy, shaving. 1960 Times 28 Sept. (Advertising Suppl.) p. iii/2 This is the age, in fact, of pogonotomy. 1992 Evening Standard (Nexis) 16 Oct. 8 Bonington, whose aversion to pogonotomy, or shaving, began in the army, insisted bristles were a sine qua non for outdoor types. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1896 |
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