beauty salon

American  

[byoo-tee suh-lon] / ˈbju ti səˌlɒn /

noun

• beauty salons
  plural

1. an establishment where people, especially women, go for hairdressing, manicures, or other cosmetic treatments.

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beauty salon British  

noun

1. an establishment providing women with services to improve their beauty, such as hairdressing, manicuring, facial treatment, and massage

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Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

• beauty salons
  plural

Etymology

Origin of beauty salon

An Americanism dating back to 1905–10

Example Sentences

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beauty salon

Vera, a 42-year-old owner of a beauty salon in the Moscow region, said her supplies have "doubled in price" this year.

From Barron's ● Jun. 5, 2026

Ruger is headquartered in a nondescript two-story office block in Southport, Conn., next to a massage parlor and beauty salon.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 21, 2026

ADS cited one case where a person had a £725 procedure at a beauty salon.

From BBC ● Dec. 8, 2025

Kellie Howson, 54, who lost four teeth after she paid £65 for a whitening treatment at a beauty salon in Lancaster, urged the public to be aware of the dangers.

From BBC ● Oct. 28, 2025

Belowdecks he found a gymnasium full of exercise apparatus, a children’s playroom, barbershops, a manicure shop, and a beauty salon.

From "The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics" by Daniel James Brown

Related Words

• beauty parlor