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hair·style

 (hâr′stīl′)
n.
A style in which the hair is cut and arranged.

hair′styl′ing n.
hair′styl′ist n.
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hairstyle

(ˈhɛəˌstaɪl)
n
(Hairdressing & Grooming) a particular mode of arranging, cutting, or setting the hair
ˈhairˌstylist n
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hair′style`

or hair′ style`,


n.
a style of cutting, arranging, or combing the hair; hairdo; coiffure.
[1910–15]
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun1.hairstyle - the arrangement of the hair (especially a woman's hair)hairstyle - 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
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hairstyle

noun haircut, hairdo, coiffure, cut, style I think her new short hairstyle looks great.

Hairstyles

Afro, beehive, bob, bouffant, bun, bunches, buzz cut, chignon, corn row, crew cut, crop, dreadlocks, duck's arse or DA, Eton crop, feather-cut, flat top, French pleat or roll, marcel or marcel wave, mohican, mullet, pageboy, perm or permanent wave, pigtail, plait, pompadour, ponytail, pouf, razor-cut, shingle, skinhead, wedge
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Translations
تَسْريحَة شَعْرتَصْفيفَة الشَعْر
účes
frisure
kampaus
frizura
frizura
greiîsla, klipping
ヘアスタイル
헤어 스타일
pričeska
frisyr
ทรงผม
mẫu tóc

hairstyle

hair style [ˈhɛərstaɪl] ncoiffure f
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

hairstyle

[ˈhɛəˌstaɪl] npettinatura, acconciatura
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

hair

(heə) noun
1. one of the mass of thread-like objects that grow from the skin. He brushed the dog's hairs off his jacket.
2. the mass of these, especially on a person's head. He's got brown hair.
-haired
having (a certain kind of) hair. a fair-haired girl.
ˈhairy adjective
covered in hair or having a lot of hair. a hairy chest.
ˈhairiness noun
ˈhair('s)-breadth noun
a very small distance. That knife missed me by a hair's-breadth.
ˈhairbrush noun
a brush for arranging and smoothing the hair.
ˈhaircut noun
the act or style of cutting a person's hair. Go and get a haircut.
ˈhair-doplurals ˈhair-dos, ~ˈhair-do's noun
a hairstyle. I like her new hair-do.
ˈhairdresser noun
a person who cuts, washes, styles etc a person's hair.
ˈhairdressing noun
ˈhair-drier noun
an electrical apparatus for drying hair by blowing hot air over it.
ˈhairline noun
the line along the forehead where the hair begins to grow.
ˈhair-oil noun
a scented, oily lotion for smoothing down the hair.
ˈhairpin noun
a bent wire for keeping a woman's hair in place.
adjective
(of a bend in a road) sharp and U-shaped, especially on a mountain or a hill.
ˈhair-raising adjective
terrifying. hair-raising stories.
ˈhairstyle noun
the result of cutting, styling etc a person's hair. a simple hairstyle.
keep one's hair on
to remain calm and not become angry.
let one's hair down
to behave in a free and relaxed manner.
make (someone's) hair stand on end
to terrify (a person).
(not to) turn a hair
to remain calm. He put his finger in the flame without turning a hair.
split hairs
to worry about unimportant details.
tear one's hair
to show great irritation or despair.
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.

hairstyle

تَصْفيفَة الشَعْر účes frisure Frisur χτένισμα peinado kampaus coupe de cheveux frizura pettinatura ヘアスタイル 헤어 스타일 haarstijl frisyre fryzura estilo de cabelo прическа frisyr ทรงผม saç modeli mẫu tóc 发型
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"Regardless of your lifestyle, if your hairstyle is causing you pain, it's not good for your hair," Mirmirani said.
Father of Ghanaian rapper, Kwesi Arthur, has expressed his dissatisfaction about his son's hairstyle due to his religious background.
The MoHawk hairstyle is also referred to as Gallas in street parlance.
The woman was stabbed in the neck and stomach using a kitchen knife following a row over her hairstyle which her husband disapproved of.
She's a contender not only for Best Curls, but Best Hairstyle in Music and Best Blonde.
It is one of the hairstyles in vogue and this is the 10th client she made this particular hairstyle for at the salon during the research.
The Seoul Metropolitan Office of Education declared "freedom of students' hairstyles" on Thursday, suggesting schools in its precinct not control "hair length, color and shape." The office demanded schools with hairstyle restrictions scrap or revise them by the autumn semester of 2019.
Former President Benigno Aquino III on Wednesday belittled Foreign Secretary Alan Peter Cayetano's conduct with China, telling the country's top diplomat that his politics should be as 'transparent as his hairstyle.'
For example, Amy Winehouse was known for her "beehive" hairstyle. A back comb combined with oodles of hair spray, the towering hair grows to be nearly larger than a person's head.
The mum-of-six, who lives in Axminster Close, said: "It's a normal hairstyle for boys but the school said they need to get their hair cut if they want to come back to school or else they will stay in consequences.
She claims Kayden "can't have many hairstyles" because he's got "Afro hair" and that he got a short, shaved hairstyle to look neat and tidy for school.