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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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"If you do a really great job, people will recommend you," she says and she soon opened a tiny beauty salon that became booked up months in advance.

From BBC Jul. 29, 2026

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

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

She still had big dreams—maybe she could become an entrepreneur, open a beauty salon or her own fashion company.

From "The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates" by Wes Moore

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