hairdressing
Americannoun
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the act or process of cutting, combing out, doing up, or styling hair.
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the vocation or occupation of a hairdresser.
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a style of arranging the hair; hairdo; coiffure.
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a preparation, as tonic, oil, pomade, or the like, applied to the hair for increased manageability.
Etymology
Origin of hairdressing
Example Sentences
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He paid a waste disposal company to take away the pond lining sheet as well as hairdressing equipment from the conservatory.
From BBC • Mar. 13, 2026
Courtney MacKinnon has run a hairdressing business called Cece's Salon in the building for the past four years.
From BBC • Mar. 9, 2026
When I dropped in on the Acorn Day Nursery in Somerton, Somerset, it was hairdressing time.
From BBC • Apr. 2, 2025
The judgement also involves five other policy holders, including restaurant, catering, fitness and hairdressing businesses, as well as the London International Exhibition Centre.
From BBC • Sep. 13, 2024
The proof of her innocence lay in the bag of hairdressing utensils, which remained on the steps where Violet had been waiting.
From "Jazz" by Toni Morrison
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