Meanings
- A street in Westminster having many physicians' practices.
A lot of [hymenoplasty] is done on Harley Street and in the surrounding exclusive clinics in London.
2008, Qanta A. Ahmed, In the Land of Invisible Women: A Female Doctor's Journey in the Saudi Kingdom1 more example
the famous surgeon, Sir Julian Freke, who directed the surgical side of the great new hospital, and was, in addition, known in Harley Street as a distinguished neurologist with a highly individual point of view.
1923, Dorothy L. Sayers, Whose Body? - broadlyThe English medical profession (especially the private sector) as a group.
Origin
After Edward Harley, 2nd Earl of Oxford and Earl Mortimer (1689-1741).
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Harley Street. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Harley%20Street
“Harley Street.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Harley%20Street. Accessed November 4, 2026.
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