Samuel barber
noun
1.
Samuel, 1910–81, U.S. composer.
noun
1.
a person whose business is cutting men’s hair and shaving or trimming beards
verb (transitive)
2.
to cut the hair of
3.
to shave or trim the beard of
noun
1.
Samuel. 1910–81, US composer: his works include an Adagio for Strings, adapted from the second movement of his string quartet No. 1 (1936) and the opera Vanessa (1958)
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.
Read Also:
- Samuel colt
noun 1. Samuel, 1814–62, U.S. inventor of the Colt revolver. noun 1. a male horse or pony under the age of four 2. an awkward or inexperienced young person 3. (sport) a young and inexperienced player a member of a junior team noun 1. trademark a type of revolver, pistol, etc
- Samuel fb morse
noun 1. Jedidiah [jed-i-dahy-uh] /ˌdʒɛd ɪˈdaɪ ə/ (Show IPA), 1761–1826, U.S. geographer and Congregational clergyman (father of Samuel F. B. Morse). 2. Samuel F(inley) B(reese) [fin-lee breez] /ˈfɪn li briz/ (Show IPA), 1791–1872, U.S. artist and inventor: developer of the first successful telegraph in the U.S.; inventor of the most commonly used telegraphic code system. […]
- Samuel gompers
noun 1. Samuel, 1850–1924, U.S. labor leader, born in England: president of the American Federation of Labor 1886–94, 1896–1924.
- Samuel morse
noun 1. Jedidiah [jed-i-dahy-uh] /ˌdʒɛd ɪˈdaɪ ə/ (Show IPA), 1761–1826, U.S. geographer and Congregational clergyman (father of Samuel F. B. Morse). 2. Samuel F(inley) B(reese) [fin-lee breez] /ˈfɪn li briz/ (Show IPA), 1791–1872, U.S. artist and inventor: developer of the first successful telegraph in the U.S.; inventor of the most commonly used telegraphic code system. […]
- Samuel prescott
noun 1. Samuel, 1751–77, U.S. patriot during the American Revolution: rode with Paul Revere and William Dawes to warn Colonists that British troops were marching from Boston, April 18, 1775. 2. William, 1726–95, American Revolutionary military leader. 3. William Hickling [hik-ling] /ˈhɪk lɪŋ/ (Show IPA), 1796–1859, U.S. historian (grandson of William Prescott). 4. a city […]