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Synonyms

beauty salon

American  
[byoo-tee suh-lon] / ˈbyu ti səˌlɒn /

noun

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


beauty salon British  

noun

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

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of beauty salon

An Americanism dating back to 1905–10

Example Sentences

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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

But the conflict has affected all corners of life in Russia -- even splitting the beauty salon outside Moscow where she works.

From Barron's • Feb. 23, 2026

A beauty salon, including barbers, pedicurists and manicurists, is also on hand, along with a laundry service and dry cleaners.

From BBC • Feb. 3, 2026

Anastasiia Kulakivska, an Odesa beauty salon manager, said "seven days without electricity has become the norm in Odesa."

From Barron's • Dec. 23, 2025

She heard Laxmi dialing directory assistance, asking for the number of a beauty salon.

From "Interpreter of Maladies" by Jhumpa Lahiri

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