permanent wave
another name (esp formerly) for perm 1 (def. 1)
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How to use permanent wave in a sentence
As the beatniks long ago learned, out there in America hair matters, and here we were in the land of the permanent wave.
‘The Land of the Permanent Wave’ Is Bud Shrake’s Classic Take on ‘60s Texas | Edwin Shrake | February 2, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTThat would take the permanent wave out of your hair, old grouch!
The Campfire Girls on Station Island | Margaret Penrose"Permanent-wave" establishments would go out of business here in America if some skilled Fijian could endure our climate.
The Pacific Triangle | Sydney GreenbieShe still clung to the bobbed henna wig with its permanent wave.
Mary Louise and Josie O'Gorman | Emma Speed SampsonShe is persuaded that I should permanent-wave my hair, lower my waist-line, and go in for amethysts.
The Prairie Child | Arthur Stringer
A pretty mess I was, as bad as a woman getting a permanent wave.
Cue for Quiet | Thomas L. Sherred
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