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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

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Etymology

Origin of beauty salon

An Americanism dating back to 1905–10

Example Sentences

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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

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

Daria Lushchyk, manager of a local beauty salon in Vyshgorod, described how her staff had to finish work on clients in a shelter during air raids and said the power outages had made work "hell".

From Barron's • Dec. 31, 2025

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

From BBC • Dec. 8, 2025

"I still have a good eye for clothes. I know just what I want. And I have an appointment at the beauty salon, too. Besides, you have to study. Pick me up in three hours."

From "You Bring the Distant Near" by Mitali Perkins

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