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pageboy
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page·boy  (pjboi)
n.
1. One, usually a boy, who acts or serves as a page.
2. A hairstyle, usually shoulder-length, with the ends of the hair curled under smoothly in a loose roll.

pageboy [ˈpeɪdʒˌbɔɪ]
n
1. (Clothing, Personal Arts & Crafts / Hairdressing & Grooming) a smooth medium-length hairstyle with the ends of the hair curled under and a long fringe falling onto the forehead from the crown
2. a less common word for page2 [1]
3. (Historical Terms) another word for page2 [2]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.pageboy - a boy who is employed to run errandspageboy - a boy who is employed to run errands
errand boy, messenger boy - a boy who earns money by running errands
2.pageboy - a smooth hair style with the ends of the hair curled inward
coif, coiffure, hair style, hairdo, hairstyle - the arrangement of the hair (especially a woman's hair)
Translations
pageboy [ˈpeɪdʒbɔɪ] N
1. (in hotel) → botones m inv (Brit) (at wedding) → paje m
2. (also pageboy hairstyle) → estilo m paje
pageboy page-boy [ˈpeɪdʒbɔɪ] n
(mainly British) (at wedding)page m
(also pageboy haircut) → coupe f au carré
She wore her light brown hair in a pageboy → Ses cheveux châtain clair étaient coiffés au carré.
page break nsaut m de page
page design nmise f en page
pageboy [ˈpeɪdʒˌbɔɪ] n (attendant) → paggio; (hairstyle) → pettinatura alla paggetto


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The eight pageboys wore the Everton kit and the bridesmaids had blue lace through the back of their dresses.
The flowergirl was Olivia Williams, the bride's cousin, and the pageboys were Harris Williams, the bride's cousin, and Euan Howlings, the bridegroom's nephew.
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