blow-dryer
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of blow-dryer
1965–70; perhaps blend of dryer and verb phrase blow dry, i.e., blow until dry
Example Sentences
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“It feels like a blow-dryer in my face,” said Ross Nikides, 31, who had stopped in Death Valley as part of a three-week road trip to see several National Parks.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 17, 2023
Eventually he had seven models, one of them a blow-dryer attachment, and he was selling about 12,000 picks a week.
From New York Times ● Jul. 6, 2022
A blow-dryer can be used to get the dust off.
From Washington Post ● Apr. 2, 2018
The haircutter reached for the blow-dryer and brush, and I looked at myself in the mirror.
From Slate ● Apr. 9, 2013
On one of the salon tables there was a blow-dryer.
From "Aru Shah and the End of Time" by Roshani Chokshi
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