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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.


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

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Etymology

Origin of beauty salon

An Americanism dating back to 1905–10

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Paramedics arrived to find one woman dead and that a car had crashed through the front of a beauty salon, according to NBC4.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 9, 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

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

She quit the beauty salon, set up a messenger service as an operating front, and ran all of her business by telephone.

From "The Autobiography of Malcolm X" by Alex Malcolm X;Hailey

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