BARBERSHOP


Meaning of BARBERSHOP in English

I. ˈbär-bər-ˌshäp noun

Date: 1579

: a barber's place of business

II. adjective

Etymology: from the old custom of men in barbershops forming quartets for impromptu singing of sentimental songs

Date: 1910

: of a style of unaccompanied group singing of popular songs usually marked by highly conventionalized close harmony

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.