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hairstyle

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hair·style  (hârstl)
n.
A style in which hair is cut and arranged.

hairstyling n.
hairstylist n.

hairstyle
Noun
the cut and arrangement of a person's hair
hairstylist n
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Noun1.hairstylehairstyle - the arrangement of the hair (especially a woman's hair)
rat - a pad (usually made of hair) worn as part of a woman's coiffure
hair - a covering for the body (or parts of it) consisting of a dense growth of threadlike structures (as on the human head); helps to prevent heat loss; "he combed his hair"; "each hair consists of layers of dead keratinized cells"
beehive - a hairdo resembling a beehive
bouffant - a woman's hairstyle in which the hair gives a puffy appearance
haircut - the style in which hair has been cut
lock, ringlet, whorl, curl - a strand or cluster of hair
Afro, Afro hairdo - a rounded thickly curled hairdo
bang, fringe - a border of hair that is cut short and hangs across the forehead
bob - a hair style for women and children; a short haircut all around
wave - a hairdo that creates undulations in the hair
braid, plait, tress, twist - a hairdo formed by braiding or twisting the hair
chignon - a roll of hair worn at the nape of the neck
marcel - a hairdo characterized by deep regular waves that are made by a heated curling iron
pageboy - a smooth hair style with the ends of the hair curled inward
pompadour - a hair style in which the front hair is swept up from the forehead
ponytail - a hair style that draws the hair back so that it hangs down in back of the head like a pony's tail
roach - a roll of hair brushed back from the forehead
scalp lock - a long tuft of hair left on top of the shaven head
thatch - hair resembling thatched roofing material

hairstyle
Translations
Spanish hairstyle [ˈhɛəstaɪl] npeinado
French hairstyle [ˈhɛəstaɪl] hair ncoiffure f
German hairstyle [ˈhɛəstaɪl] hair nFrisur f
Italian hairstyle [ˈhɛəstaɪl] npettinatura, acconciatura

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Clearly drawn illustrations feature hip hairstyles and clothes; this book should resonate with its intended audience.
As tall, elaborate, and luscious as Marie's precipitous hairstyles, the cakes at court are just a taste of the over-the-top royal consumption that led to the French Revolution and then to Marie Antoinette's beheading in 1793.
First, Felicia humiliates Penny Poodle by mocking her hairstyle and then cruelly makes a prediction for Babymouse's musical future.
 
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