permanent wave
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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But in beauty school, I discovered I was allergic to permanent wave solution.
From Salon ● Jan. 12, 2019
Beauty was Étienne’s business: A Hungarian-born hairdresser, who lived to 98, he had invented a permanent wave machine.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 8, 2018
The show is about his grandfather, a hairdresser and the inventor of the permanent wave machine.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 8, 2017
There was a picture of Captain Cook, embellished with red hair and a permanent wave and spectacles.
From The New Yorker ● Mar. 29, 2010
Maybe, I’ll take time out and get a permanent wave, except that I hate beauty parlors.
From "From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler" by E.L. Konigsburg
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