blow-dry
verb (used with object)
to dry or style (shampooed or wet hair) with a blow-dryer or blow-comb.
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
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A few male contenders looked suspiciously as if they had blow-dried their hair and patted on a bit of makeup.
From Time Magazine Archive
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