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hair lacquer

British  

noun

  1. another name for hairspray

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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"Nah, nah, nah. I used to use sugared hot water, before the days of hair lacquer. And I couldn't afford hair lacquer, anyway."

From BBC Jun. 24, 2025

I still smelt Julia's hair lacquer, even after the car'd gone.

From "Black Swan Green" by David Mitchell

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