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单词 pogonotomy
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pogonotomyn.

Brit. /ˌpəʊɡəˈnɒtəmi/, U.S. /ˌpoʊɡəˈnɑdəmi/
Origin: A borrowing from Greek, combined with an English element. Etymons: Greek πωγωνο- , -tomy comb. form.
Etymology: < ancient Greek πωγωνο-, combining form of πώγων beard (see pogonology n.) + -tomy comb. form. Compare pogonotrophy n.
The cutting of a beard; shaving.
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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).
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