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

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Etymology

Origin of beauty salon

An Americanism dating back to 1905–10

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Example Sentences

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beauty salon

She and some younger relatives, all decked out in different styles of Mexico soccer jerseys, had just finished line dancing outside a beauty salon that had set up an impromptu sound system.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 6, 2026

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

She was crossing the border en route to Oman, where she lives and owns a beauty salon.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 22, 2026

I flip back to the spread about Miss Rose-Meta and her beauty salon in Harlem.

From "Betty Before X" by Ilyasah Shabazz and Renée Watson

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