cosmetology

[ koz-mi-tol-uh-jee ]

/ ˌkɒz mɪˈtɒl ə dʒi /

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noun

the art or profession of applying cosmetics.

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Origin of cosmetology

1850–55; <Greek kosmētó(s) adorned, arranged (see cosmetic) + -logy, apparently modeled on French cosmétologie

OTHER WORDS FROM cosmetology

cos·me·to·log·i·cal

[koz-mi-tl-oj-i-kuhl], /ˌkɒz mɪ tlˈɒdʒ ɪ kəl/, adjectivecos·me·tol·o·gist, noun

Words nearby cosmetology

cosmetician, cosmeticize, cosmetic surgery, cosmetize, cosmetologist, cosmetology, cosmic, cosmic background radiation, cosmic dust, cosmic microwave background, cosmic noise

How to use cosmetology in a sentence

A year later, Ebro took up the mantle of Inspector Gaydget once more, interrogating Atlanta rapper iLoveMakonnen’s love of cosmetology and pointing out that this fascination would incur the wrath of hip-hop’s manhood gatekeepers.
DaBaby, Boosie and Hip Hop’s Love-Hate Relationship With Homoeroticism|Tirhakah Love|August 25, 2021|The Daily Beast
Brooks-Williams had gone to cosmetology school and made money doing hair in her Southeast Washington apartment.
Three shootings bring District’s homicide count to 101 for year|Peter Hermann|July 12, 2021|Washington Post
On Sunday morning, Winestock oversaw the visions he dreamed up in prison — a Thanksgiving meal giveaway that will feed nearly 3,000 Washingtonians by Thursday and a cosmetology class for budding entrepreneurs.
‘It’s going to take a village’: Community group prepares to deliver 3,000 meals before Thanksgiving|Lauren Lumpkin|November 22, 2020|Washington Post
Act Three: David Sedaris brings us a story about what happens to one bear when he tries to apply to cosmetology school.
Shows on NPR, Ranked in Order From Glorious to Unbearable|Kelly Williams Brown|January 25, 2014|DAILY BEAST

British Dictionary definitions for cosmetology

cosmetology

/ (ˌkɒzmɛˈtɒlədʒɪ) /

noun

the work of beauty therapists, including hairdressing, facials, manicures, etc

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