Barber

  • 101barber fish — doctor doc tor, n. [OF. doctur, L. doctor, teacher, fr. docere to teach. See {Docile}.] 1. A teacher; one skilled in a profession, or branch of knowledge; a learned man. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] One of the doctors of Italy, Nicholas Macciavel. Bacon …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 102Barber's itch — Itch Itch, n. 1. (Med.) An eruption of small, isolated, acuminated vesicles, produced by the entrance of a parasitic mite (the {Sarcoptes scabei}), and attended with itching. It is transmissible by contact. [1913 Webster] 2. Any itching eruption …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 103Barber-Johnson diagram — In 1973 Barber B. and Johnson D. presented a paper entitled The Presentation of Acute Hospital In patient Statistics in the Hospital and Services Review. This paper started an innovative way of presenting hospital statistics by mean of combining… …

    Wikipedia

  • 104Barber-Layden-Power Effect — The Barber Layden Power Effect ( BLP Effect or coloquially Bleep ) is a blast wave phenomenon observed in the immediate aftermath of the successful functioning of air delivered high drag ordnance at the target. In common with a typical blast wave …

    Wikipedia

  • 105barber chair — 1. a chair used by barbers, adjustable in height and having an adjustable headrest, back, and footrest. 2. Eng. Furniture. a corner chair having a solid splat extending above the toprail to form a headrest. Also, barber s chair. [1595 1605] * * * …

    Universalium

  • 106barber-surgeon — /bahr beuhr serr jeuhn/, n. (formerly) a barber practicing surgery and dentistry. [1675 85] * * * …

    Universalium

  • 107Barber itch — A superficial fungal infection of the skin in the bearded area of the face and neck, with swellings and marked crusting, often with itching, sometimes causing the hair to break off. The name harks back to the days when men went to the barber… …

    Medical dictionary

  • 108Barber Surgeons' Hall —    On the west side of Monkwell Street at No.32 (P.O. Directory). In Farringdon Ward Within (detached portion).    First mention: Stow, ed. 1598.    Former names : Barbers Hall (P.C. 1732 O.S. 1880). Barber Chirurgions (Chyrurgeons) Hall (O. and… …

    Dictionary of London

  • 109Barber, Samuel — ► (1910 81) Compositor estadounidense. Obras: Capricorn Concerto, el ballet Medea y la ópera Vanessa. * * * (9 mar. 1910, West Chester, Pa., EE.UU.–23 ene. 1981, Nueva York, N.Y.). Compositor estadounidense. Estudió piano, canto, dirección… …

    Enciclopedia Universal

  • 110Barber, Red — orig. Walter Lanier Barber (17 feb. 1908, Columbus, Miss., EE.UU.–22 oct. 1992, Tallahassee, Fla.). Locutor deportivo estadounidense. Fue el relator de radio y televisión de los partidos de béisbol de los Reds de Cincinnati (1934–39), los Dodgers …

    Enciclopedia Universal