hairdressing
hairdressing · hairdressings
The washing, colouring, cutting and styling of the hairThe washing, colouring, cutting and styling of the hair; the art or trade of a hairdresser.
US/hˈɛɹdɹˌɛsɪŋ/
» She works at a hairdressing salon.
Meaning
1 senses(countable, uncountable)The washing, colouring, cutting and styling of the hair; the art or trade of a hairdresser.
care for the hair: the activity of washing or cutting or curling or arranging the hair
Examples
3 sentencesShe works at a hairdressing salon.
I'm an apprentice at a hairdressing salon.
deIch bin Lehrling in einem Friseurladen. — al_ex_an_der
This style of hairdressing first appeared in the early 19th century.
deDiese Frisur erschien erstmals im frühen neunzehnten Jahrhundert. — Zaghawa
Origin
From hair + dressing.From hair + dressing.
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Forms
plural: hairdressings| Singular | hairdressing |
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| Plural | hairdressings |
regular
Synonyms
5 synonymsClose in meaning
- a toiletry for the hair:hair tonichair oilhair grease
- care for the hair: the activity of washing or cutting or curling or arranging the hair:hair carehaircare
Word family
3 related wordsDerivedhairdressing salon
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable