Barber
    n 1: United States composer (1910-1981) [syn: Barber, Samuel
         Barber]
    2: a hairdresser who cuts hair and shaves beards as a trade
    v 1: perform the services of a barber: cut the hair and/or beard
         of

Barber \Bar"ber\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Barbered
   (b[aum]r"b[~e]rd); p. pr. & vb. n. Barbering.]
   To shave and dress the beard or hair of. --Shak.
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Barber \Bar"ber\, n. (Meteor.)
   A storm accompanied by driving ice spicules formed from sea
   water, esp. one occurring on the Gulf of St. Lawrence; -- so
   named from the cutting ice spicules. [Canada]
   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]

Barber \Bar"ber\ (b[aum]r"b[~e]r), n. [OE. barbour, OF. barbeor,
   F. barbier, as if fr. an assumed L. barbator, fr. barba
   beard. See 1st Barb.]
   One whose occupation it is to shave or trim the beard, and to
   cut and dress the hair of his patrons.
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   Barber's itch. See under Itch.
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   Note: Formerly the barber practiced some offices of surgery,
         such as letting blood and pulling teeth. Hence such
         terms as barber surgeon (old form

   barber chirurgeon),

   barber surgery, etc.
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Barber
   Found only once, in Ezek. 5:1, where reference is made to the
   Jewish custom of shaving the head as a sign of mourning. The
   Nazarites were untouched by the razor from their birth (Num.
   6:5). Comp. Judg. 16:19.
   

Barber -- U.S. County in Kansas
   Population (2000):    5307
   Housing Units (2000): 2740
   Land area (2000):     1134.112529 sq. miles (2937.337841 sq. km)
   Water area (2000):    2.098189 sq. miles (5.434284 sq. km)
   Total area (2000):    1136.210718 sq. miles (2942.772125 sq. km)
   Located within:       Kansas (KS), FIPS 20
   Location:             37.230652 N, 98.568613 W
   Headwords:
    Barber
    Barber, KS
    Barber County
    Barber County, KS