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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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
Miller was the first Scottish hairdresser to receive an OBE for services to hairdressing, presented by Her Majesty the Queen in 2012.
From BBC • Jul. 15, 2025
John McMahon, the co-owner of the hairdressing salon in Dublin, where Ms Hand worked, said she had returned to work after the incident but had struggled and resigned in May 2019.
From BBC • Nov. 13, 2024
Some proposed T-levels have been scrapped all together, including hairdressing.
From BBC • Nov. 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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