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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"Every day, every hour, we speak about this point," says Aya, whose family were lawyers and teachers back home, but had to start again in Turkey, baking and hairdressing to earn a living.
From BBC • Dec. 29, 2025
The government has told a contractor to remove jobs from a recruitment website, after it emerged there were plans to hire floristry and hairdressing tutors for detainees at an immigration removal centre near Heathrow airport.
From BBC • Aug. 28, 2025
Summer, 16, from Ebbw Vale left her hairdressing course at college but hopes to go back next term after a period on the Jobs Growth Wales+ programme.
From BBC • Aug. 11, 2025
"They're not naughty; they just need to learn differently," says learning lead Angela Connell, who helps teach cooking and hairdressing.
From BBC • Feb. 9, 2025
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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