hairspray

British

/ ˈhɛəˌspreɪ /

noun

Also called: hair lacquer. a fixative solution sprayed onto the hair to keep a hairstyle in shape

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And investors won’t have to devote as much of their profits to hairspray.

From Barron's • Apr. 27, 2026

“You just have to spray it with Aqua Net hairspray in its ‘face’,” Cummings said.

From BBC • Nov. 16, 2024

The group recommends using a coat of hairspray to “seal the color and keep the dye from bleeding” into the potatoes, whose skins are more absorbent than eggshells.

From Washington Times • Apr. 5, 2023

With a forecast high of 90 degrees on Saturday, expect to sweat away your hairspray and makeup by the time L.A.'s Christian Death concludes its 2 p.m. set.

From Los Angeles Times • May 13, 2022

I opened it to Miss Esther coated in as much hairspray, jewelry, and makeup as Miss Universe.

From "Hope Springs" by Jaime Berry

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