hairstyle
Americannoun
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Origin of hairstyle
Explanation
A hairstyle is the way you get your hair cut or how you arrange it. If you like to shave the sides of your head and gel up the rest of your hair in a spiky mohawk, that's your hairstyle. If your hair stylist or barber says, "Do you want your usual hairstyle?" it means they wonder if you'd like the same crew cut or bob you got last time. A fancy hairstyle, which you can also call a hairdo, might just be for a special occasion: "I'll have a curly hairstyle for the prom, how about you?"
Example Sentences
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When it came to Margo’s bouffant hairstyle as the dream HungryGhost, stylist Jaime Leigh McIntosh used a combination of three wigs in pink.
From Los Angeles Times • May 20, 2026
Kirchherr, who died at the age of 81 in 2020, has been credited with helping develop the band's aesthetic style and famous mop top hairstyle.
From BBC • May 10, 2026
Says Gemmill, “We always tell the actors, pick shoes that are comfortable because you're going to wear them all year, and pick a hairstyle that you like because you're not going to change it.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026
Actor Michael Douglas, a longtime Riley friend who was on hand on Sunday, says Riley's trademark swept-back hairstyle inspired the look for his 1987 Oscar-winning role as banker Gordon Gekko in "Wall Street."
From Barron's • Feb. 23, 2026
No one stared, unless they were staring because they didn’t like your shoes or your hairstyle.
From "One Crazy Summer" by Rita Williams-Garcia
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