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
"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
“Now that we got our hackles down, what do you think of this hairdressing beautician stuff?”
From "Travels with Charley in Search of America" by John Steinbeck
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