hairbrush
Americannoun
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hairbrushes
plural
noun
Other Word Forms
Noun Inflected Forms
Etymology
Origin of hairbrush
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The family prayed as McCormick’s great-grandson built a small plywood coffin that was filled with gifts and necessities for the next world, such as her granddaughter’s artwork and a hairbrush.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 29, 2024
DNA from Bryan's late mother's hairbrush was later found to be a familial match to traces on the victim's vest and clump of hair.
From BBC ● Dec. 8, 2023
She makes videos for a TikTok audience of 78,000 followers about the things she buys, which includes dupes for Ugg slippers, the Dyson AirWrap thermal hairbrush and Skims, Kim Kardashian’s slinky shapewear brand.
From Washington Post ● Mar. 22, 2023
The female probation officer repeatedly promised Roe “she was going to help him get out, but don’t tell nobody,” he said, adding that she slipped him gifts such as a hairbrush and other hard-to-get items.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 27, 2022
He finds the hairbrush, does not bother turning on the lamp.
From "All the Light We Cannot See" by Anthony Doerr
"Back in the day, we'd have war zones over hairbrushes," says Raye.
From BBC ● Sep. 29, 2025
Currently, my tuition, rent, and 75% of food is covered for me, and my expenses include non-life-or-death necessities like textbooks, thrifted clothes, hairbrushes and soap, and food from the grocery aisle of CVS.
From Slate ● Mar. 15, 2022
As whales were hunted for their oil, people fashioned baleen into products such as hairbrushes and corsets.
From Scientific American ● Dec. 8, 2021
Inside was a gray-checked suit, two hairbrushes, various paperwork and an identity photo showing his pensive face.
From Washington Post ● Jul. 25, 2021
Since there are no hairbrushes or combs, I run my fingers through my greasy hair to smooth it out.
From "First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers" by Loung Ung
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