hairdress

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hairdress

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From hair + dress.

noun hairdresses

countable A hairstyle. Just as the close, tight hairdress emphasizes and enlarges the face, so the large, loose arrangement that creates a large frame for the face makes it seem smaller by contrast .
uncountable The process or act of styling hair. The play is laid in the period when English society paid a great deal of attention to hairdress.

verb hairdresses · hairdressing · hairdressed

To dress or style hair. "Monsieur," Francina told Mrs. Sill with the utmost tact, "is not licensed to hairdress or manicure pets. His professional aides are limited to slightly higher mammals — er — people. I am terribly sorry, madam."

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@misc{hairdress_2026,
  title = {hairdress},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/hairdress},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}