blow-dry

[bloh-drahy]

verb (used with object)

blow-dried, blow-drying 

1. to dry or style (shampooed or wet hair) with a blow-dryer or blow-comb.

noun

plural

blow-drys 

1. an act or instance of blow-drying.

   a wash, cut, and blow-dry.

blow-dry

verb

1. to style (hair) while drying it with a hand-held hairdryer

noun

1. this method of styling the hair

Word History and Origins

Origin of blow-dry¹

First recorded in 1965–70; back formation from blow-dryer

Related Words

• braid 
• dreadlocks 
• haircut 
• hairdo 
• headdress 
• ponytail