hairdressing

hair·dress·ing

H0014700 (hâr′drĕs′ĭng)n.1. The occupation of a hairdresser.2. The act of dressing or arranging the hair.3. A cosmetic or medicinal preparation for dressing the hair.

hair•dress•ing

(ˈhɛərˌdrɛs ɪŋ)

n. 1. the act or process of cutting, styling, or dressing hair. 2. the occupation of a hairdresser. 3. a preparation, as an oil or pomade, for dressing or styling the hair. [1765–75]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	hairdressing - a toiletry for the hair hair grease, hair oil, hair tonicpomade, pomatum - hairdressing consisting of a perfumed oil or ointmenttoilet articles, toiletry - artifacts used in making your toilet (washing and taking care of your body)
	2.	hairdressing - care for the hair: the activity of washing or cutting or curling or arranging the hairhair care, haircarebrushing, brush - the act of brushing your hair; "he gave his hair a quick brush"combing, comb - the act of drawing a comb through hair; "his hair needed a comb"shampoo - the act of washing your hair with shampoohairweaving - the act of interweaving a hairpiece with your own haircare, tending, attention, aid - the work of providing treatment for or attending to someone or something; "no medical care was required"; "the old car needs constant attention"

Translations

理发

hair

(heə) noun1. one of the mass of thread-like objects that grow from the skin. He brushed the dog's hairs off his jacket.毛发2. the mass of these, especially on a person's head. He's got brown hair.头发-haired having (a certain kind of) hair. a fair-haired girl.长着...头发的ˈhairy adjective covered in hair or having a lot of hair. a hairy chest.多毛的ˈhairiness noun多毛ˈhair('s)-breadth noun a very small distance. That knife missed me by a hair's-breadth.极短的距离ˈhairbrush noun a brush for arranging and smoothing the hair. 发刷ˈhaircut noun the act or style of cutting a person's hair. Go and get a haircut. 理发，发式 ˈhair-do – plurals ˈhair-dos, ~ˈhair-do's – noun a hairstyle. I like her new hair-do.头发式样ˈhairdresser noun a person who cuts, washes, styles etc a person's hair. 理发师ˈhairdressing noun理发ˈhair-drier noun an electrical apparatus for drying hair by blowing hot air over it. 吹风器ˈhairline noun the line along the forehead where the hair begins to grow. 头发轮廓线，发际线 ˈhair-oil noun a scented, oily lotion for smoothing down the hair. 发油ˈhairpin noun a bent wire for keeping a woman's hair in place. 发夹 adjective (of a bend in a road) sharp and U-shaped, especially on a mountain or a hill. U字型转弯 ˈhair-raising adjective terrifying. hair-raising stories. 使人毛发直竖的，恐怖的 ˈhairstyle noun the result of cutting, styling etc a person's hair. a simple hairstyle.发型keep one's hair on to remain calm and not become angry. 保持冷静，不发脾气 let one's hair down to behave in a free and relaxed manner. 不拘礼节make (someone's) hair stand on end to terrify (a person). 使（某人）毛骨悚然 (not to) turn a hair to remain calm. He put his finger in the flame without turning a hair.不动声色split hairs to worry about unimportant details. 作无谓的细微分析tear one's hair to show great irritation or despair. 表示极度恼火或绝望

hairdressing

hairdressing,

arranging of the hair for decorative, ceremonial, or symbolic reasons. Primitive men plastered their hair with clay and tied trophies and badges into it to represent their feats and qualities. Among women, a band to keep the hair from the eyes was the forerunner of the fillet. Much early hairdressing is traditional, as in the feather tufts or stiffened coronet of some primitive peoples, the queue of the Chinese, the tonsure of ecclesiastics, the flowing locks of the maid, and the bound or cut tresses of the wife. From ancient times hair has been dyed, bleached, curled, braided, waxed and oiled, hennaed, powdered, perfumed, cut, shaved, enhanced with false hair, covered with a wigwig,
arrangement of artificial or human hair worn to conceal baldness, as a disguise, or as part of a costume, either theatrical, ceremonial, or fashionable. In ancient Egypt the wig was worn to protect the head from the sun; short-haired and in many tiers or long and thickly
..... Click the link for more information. , concealed by nets and veils, or adorned with beads, jewels, pins, combs, feathers, ribbons, and flowers, natural and artificial. In the world of fashion, hairdressing developed as an art during the Middle Ages, when an appropriate coiffure became as important as the proper costume. Since that time, styles, especially for women, have been created and re-created, from long to short, from the high pompadour or use of chignons to the close bob, in a repetitive cycle. In the 1960s and 1970s hair styles for men in the United States and Western Europe changed dramatically from short fashions, popular since the late 18th cent., to varying degrees and styles of long hair, often accompanied by beards, moustaches, and long sideburns. Hairdressers, especially those employed by motion picture companies, have become personally renowned for the styles they create. During the 1980s styles such as cornrows, rattails, dreadlocks, and punk spikes migrated from their ethnic and cultural associations to mainstream culture. The most popular styles in the early 1990s were the chin-length bob for women and the fade for men.

Bibliography

See J. S. Cox, An Illustrated Dictionary of Hairdressing and Wigmaking (1984).

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noun a toiletry for the hair

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noun care for the hair: the activity of washing or cutting or curling or arranging the hair

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