hairdressing
hairdressing noun: the washing, colouring, cutting and styling of the hair; the art or trade of a hairdresser. Also the present participle and gerund of hairdress.
Noun
hairdressing (countable and uncountable, plural hairdressings)
- The washing, colouring, cutting and styling of the hair; the art or trade of a hairdresser.
- There was also hairdressing: hairdressing, too, really was hairdressing in those times — no running a comb through it and that was that. It was curled, frizzed, waved, put in curlers overnight, waved with hot tongs;[…].1977, Agatha Christie, chapter 4, in An Autobiography, part II, London: Collins, →ISBN
Also used as
hairdressing is also the present participle and gerund of hairdress.
hairdressing meaning in Vietnamese
hairdressing in Vietnamese
- the art or trade of a hairdresser
- nghề làm tóc
Forms of hairdressing
| plural | hairdressings |
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Origin of hairdressing
From hair + dressing.
Words formed from hairdressing
Phrases with hairdressing
Questions about hairdressing
- What does hairdressing mean?
- Hairdressing means the washing, colouring, cutting and styling of the hair; the art or trade of a hairdresser.
- What is hairdressing in Vietnamese?
- Hairdressing in Vietnamese is nghề làm tóc. See Hairdressing meaning in Vietnamese.
- What part of speech is hairdressing?
- Hairdressing is a noun.
- What is the plural of hairdressing?
- The plural of hairdressing is hairdressings.
Words near hairdressing in the dictionary
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