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noun
The washing, colouring, cutting and styling of the hair; the art or trade of a hairdresser.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
verb
present participle and gerund of hairdress
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: form-of, gerund, participle, present
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
care for the hair: the activity of washing or cutting or curling or arranging the hair
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: hair care, haircare
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: care, attention, aid, tending
Narrower terms: brush, brushing, comb, combing, shampoo, hairweaving
noun
a toiletry for the hair
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: hair tonic, hair oil, hair grease
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: toiletry, toilet articles
Narrower terms: pomade, pomatum
History
From hair + dressing.
Across languages
2 source translations are retained for this English entry.
