perm
(pɜːʳm )
Word forms: perms , perming , permed
1. countable noun
If you have a perm, your hair is curled and treated with chemicals so that it stays curly for several months. [mainly British]
regional note: in AM, usually use permanent2. verb
When a hair stylist perms someone's hair, they curl it and treat it with chemicals so that it stays curly for several months.
Her cousin, a hairdresser, was perming her hair as a special treat. [VERB noun]
She had her hair permed. [have noun VERB-ed]
permed adjective
...dry, damaged or permed hair.
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Translations:
Chinese: 烫发, 烫卷发
Japanese: パーマ, 髪にパーマをかける
- perambulate
- perambulation
- per annum
- percale
- per capita
- per capita basis
- perceive
- perceive a barrier
- perceive a danger
- perceive a need
- perceive a threat
- perceive a wrong
- perceived bias
- perceived failure
- perceived lack of
- perceive injustice
- perceive reality
- perceive weakness
- per cent
- percent
- percent
- percentage
- percentage change
- percentage gain
- percentage of revenue