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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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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

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

Lois Barnes, Carter’s goddaughter, said her parents took her to the beauty salon countless times.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 12, 2025

The couple took over The Dew Drop Inn, a jukebox joint, and turned it into a beauty salon.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 12, 2025

He took me to a beauty salon, and we found a cheap wig—curly black synthetic hair.

From "How Dare the Sun Rise" by Sandra Uwiringiyimana

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