bone-straight

[bohn-strayt]

adjective

1. (of hair) completely straight, usually as a result of treatment with heat or chemicals.

Example Sentences

The longer you let it burn, the more bone-straight it's going to be.

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It's kind of my dream hair because when I was growing up, I always envied my friends who had that sort of bone-straight hair in those days.

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We know the Caucasian-dominated society values long, bone-straight, gleaming hair.

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Whether black women’s hair was bone-straight enough to simulate white hair wasn’t Madam Walker’s real concern, but whether black women had access to income, education and independence was.

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This “perm” was really a chemical relaxer—one designed to remove the curl from your hair, leaving you with sleek, bone-straight tresses that projected an image of respectability and maturity.

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