hairdressing
noun
hair·dress·ing ˈher-ˌdre-siŋ 
1
a
: the action or process of washing, cutting, curling, or arranging the hair
b
: the occupation of a hairdresser
2
: a preparation for grooming and styling the hair
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web Wolf said coloring and styling wigs is different from the typical hairdressing experience, and not just because of the technical expertise required. 
AZCentral.com, 21 Aug. 2022 The hammer appears also to have a hairdressing function, transforming Jane’s dowdy brown mop into kicky blond curls. David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 5 July 2022 Stephanie attends a vocational high school, where students can learn trades like carpentry, plumbing or hairdressing. CBS News, 15 May 2022 Born on August 25, 1943, in Hollywood, White graduated from Hollywood High and broke into a world of hairdressing dominated by men like Jon Peters and Vidal Sassoon. Etan Vlessing, The Hollywood Reporter, 5 May 2022 Oksana Topol, 36, learned hairdressing from her neighbor, Oksana Krugylak, in the town of Zhovti Vody in Central Ukraine. Amandas Ong, ELLE, 3 May 2022 Fred nicks himself shaving with an electric razor, and Kate’s held up back at the hotel for an especially intense hairdressing session, but other than that things are running smoothly. Karen Schoemer, SPIN, 1 May 2022 And spending on intracity mass transit, water transportation and hairdressing and personal grooming is still less than two-thirds of pre-pandemic levels. Gad Levanon For Cnn Business Perspectives, CNN, 25 Apr. 2022 In the case of this exhibition the Palais de Lomé asked us to explore traditional hairdressing techniques from the twentieth century. Rica Cerbarano, Vogue, 2 Mar. 2022 See More
AZCentral.com, 21 Aug. 2022 The hammer appears also to have a hairdressing function, transforming Jane’s dowdy brown mop into kicky blond curls. David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 5 July 2022 Stephanie attends a vocational high school, where students can learn trades like carpentry, plumbing or hairdressing. CBS News, 15 May 2022 Born on August 25, 1943, in Hollywood, White graduated from Hollywood High and broke into a world of hairdressing dominated by men like Jon Peters and Vidal Sassoon. Etan Vlessing, The Hollywood Reporter, 5 May 2022 Oksana Topol, 36, learned hairdressing from her neighbor, Oksana Krugylak, in the town of Zhovti Vody in Central Ukraine. Amandas Ong, ELLE, 3 May 2022 Fred nicks himself shaving with an electric razor, and Kate’s held up back at the hotel for an especially intense hairdressing session, but other than that things are running smoothly. Karen Schoemer, SPIN, 1 May 2022 And spending on intracity mass transit, water transportation and hairdressing and personal grooming is still less than two-thirds of pre-pandemic levels. Gad Levanon For Cnn Business Perspectives, CNN, 25 Apr. 2022 In the case of this exhibition the Palais de Lomé asked us to explore traditional hairdressing techniques from the twentieth century. Rica Cerbarano, Vogue, 2 Mar. 2022 See More Word History
First Known Use
1771, in the meaning defined at sense 1a