Barber of seville
italian il barbiere di siviglia. a comic opera (1816) by gioacchino rossini based on a comedy (1775) by beaumarchais.
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also called, especially british, barber’s shop. the place of business of a barber. the singing of four-part harmony in barbershop style or the music sung in this style. specializing in the unaccompanied part-singing of popular songs in which four voices move in close, highly chromatic harmony: a barbershop quartet. characteristic of such part-singing. contemporary examples […]
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a member of a barbershop singing group.
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(formerly) a barber practicing surgery and dentistry. historical examples is ninety-seven and three months, signor; a great age, truly, responded the barber-surgeon. wagner, the wehr-wolf george w. m. reynolds but enough for the present of the barber-surgeon and his pole. a book about doctors john cordy jeaffreson she said we were not descended from the […]
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a red wine grape grown primarily in the piedmont region of italy and the central valley of california. a dry red wine produced from this grape. contemporary examples of all the red wines from italy, thanksgiving begs for a barbera from piedmont. the best thanksgiving wines sophie menin november 18, 2010 historical examples to mitigate, […]
- Barberite
an alloy of about 88 percent copper, 5 percent nickel, 5 percent tin, and 2 percent silicon, resistant to sea water and sulfuric acid.