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Eugene wave

Eugene wave noun: a brand of home perm.

Noun

Eugene wave (plural Eugene waves)

  1. (historical) A brand of home perm.
    • Florence […] saw herself and her friend, their hair in Eugene waves, chained pencils round their necks, young assistants of twenty-five years ago at Müller's in Wigmore Street.1978, Penelope Fitzgerald, The Bookshop, Fourth Estate, published 2014, page 3
    • 'Thanks to your natural curls you will never have to have a Marcel perm or a Eugene wave, think of that.’2002, Charlotte Bingham, The Chestnut Tree

Forms of Eugene wave

pluralEugene waves

Origin of Eugene wave

Proprietary name.

Questions about Eugene wave

What does Eugene wave mean?
Eugene wave means a brand of home perm.
What part of speech is Eugene wave?
Eugene wave is a noun.
What is the plural of Eugene wave?
The plural of Eugene wave is Eugene waves.

Words near Eugene wave in the dictionary

  1. eugaries
  2. euge
  3. Eugenana
  4. Eugene
  5. Eugene poplar
  6. Eugene wave
  7. Eugene waves
  8. Eugenean
  9. Eugeneans
  10. eugeneodontiform
  11. eugenesis

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