noun
Meaning 1
A hairstyle.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
hairdo
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Sound
Pronunciation
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/ˈhɛəˌduː/
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CMU ARPABET: HH EH1 R D UW2 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
noun
Meaning 2
A haircut.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 3
the arrangement of the hair (especially a woman's hair)
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: hairstyle, hair style, coiffure, coif
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: hair
Narrower terms: beehive, bouffant, haircut, Afro, Afro hairdo, bang, fringe, bob, wave, braid, plait, tress, twist, chignon, marcel, pageboy, pompadour, ponytail, roach, scalp lock, thatch
History
Etymology
Etymology tree English hair Proto-Indo-European *dheh1- Proto-Indo-European *dhéh1t Proto-Indo-European *dheh1- Proto-Indo-European *dhédheh1ti Proto-Germanic *dōną Proto-West Germanic *dōn Old English dōn Middle English don English do English hairdo From hair + do.