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
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
His first students were in the vo-tech program—vocations and technology—and took half their classes in such disciplines as auto mechanics, carpentry, baking, welding, and hairdressing.
From "Drama High" by Michael Sokolove
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