blondinen.
/blɒnˈdiːn/ U.S.
a. A bleach for the hair. Also attributive.
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the mind > attention and judgement > beautification > beautification of the person > beautification of the hair > preparations used on the hair > [noun] > colours
wash1670
permanent dye1815
blondine1888
hair lightener1892
washable distemper1894
reng1901
tint1921
blue rinse1924
rinse1928
permanent tint1960
powder colour1966
toner1966
1888 [see blondining n. at Derivatives].
1909 F. B. Calhoun Miss Minerva 73 Jimmy..returned with a big bottle of a powerful ‘blondine’ in one hand.
1920 S. Lewis Main St. xxv. 312 Swell dame with blondine hair?
b. A woman with hair made blonde by bleaching.
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the mind > attention and judgement > beautification > beautification of the person > beautification of the hair > people with styles of hair > [noun] > with coloured hair
blondine1908
suicide blonde1917
1908 S. Ford Side-stepping with Shorty vi. 95 ‘There, now!’ says the blondine.
Derivatives
blondine v. to bleach the hair with blondine.
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the mind > attention and judgement > beautification > beautification of the person > beautification of the hair > beautify (the hair) [verb (transitive)] > colour
dyec1386
colour1600
henna1851
blondine1894
peroxide1899
tint1921
highlight1935
rinse1959
blue-rinse1962
streak1965
1894 in G. Langford Alias O. Henry (1957) 256 She [sc. the New Woman] wears shirts and ties, and either cuts her hair short or blondines it.
blondined adj.
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the mind > attention and judgement > beautification > beautification of the person > beautification of the hair > styles of hair > [adjective] > coloured
hennaed1853
blondine1867
blondined1890
peroxided1904
blue-rinsed1936
silver blond1951
blue rinse1959
1890 S. J. Duncan Social Departure xxxvii. 349 A fair woman, passée, blondined, in widow's weeds, with red eyes.
1957 V. J. Kehoe Technique Film & Television Make-up vi. 85 Hair should be darkened or blondeened if gray is present.
blondining n.
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the mind > attention and judgement > beautification > beautification of the person > beautification of the hair > [noun] > colouring
blondining1888
highlighting1905
lowlighting1936
streaking1966
1888 in Amer. Speech (1960) 35 267 Blondine, a preparation for dying the hair a blond color. Blondining, dyeing the hair by the application of blondine.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1972; most recently modified version published online September 2018).
blondineadj.
rare.
Diminutive of blonde adj.
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the world > life > the body > skin > complexion > whiteness or fairness > [adjective]
whiteOE
fairc1175
whitelya1387
blonde1481
whitelewe1495
fair-faced1553
buttermilk1606
lilied1614
white-skin1634
light-complexioned1770
leucous1842
blondine1867
blonde-complexioned1881
leucodermic1926
blondish1961
the world > life > the body > hair > colour of hair > [adjective] > light hair
yellowOE
blonde1481
towy1858
blondine1867
red-blond1875
strawberry blond1884
ash-blond1903
tow-like1907
bottle blonde1908
blondish1961
strawish1978
the mind > attention and judgement > beautification > beautification of the person > beautification of the hair > styles of hair > [adjective] > coloured
hennaed1853
blondine1867
blondined1890
peroxided1904
blue-rinsed1936
silver blond1951
blue rinse1959
1867 T. Carlyle Reminisc. (1881) I. 265 The milky, smaller blondine figure..was Emerson [Tennent].
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1887; most recently modified version published online June 2021).
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