barbershop
/ˈbɑrbərʃɑp/
adjective
- Relating to a barbershop or the style of barbershop singing.
- The barbershop pole outside the shop was red, white, and blue.
- They performed a barbershop arrangement of 'Sweet Adeline'.
- She joined a barbershop chorus and loves the harmony.
noun
- A place where people go to get their hair cut or shaved.
- The barbershop on Main Street has been open since 1950.
- He likes the old-fashioned feel of a traditional barbershop with a striped pole outside.
- I go to the barbershop every three weeks for a trim.
- A style of a cappella singing, usually for male voices, that features close harmonies and often romantic or humorous songs.
- The festival featured several barbershop quartets competing for prizes.
- Barbershop music is known for its rich four-part harmonies.
- My grandfather sang barbershop in a local group for twenty years.
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