beauty shop

noun

: an establishment or department where hairdressing, facials, and manicures are done

called also beauty parlor, beauty salon

Examples of beauty shop in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Working with Oxford Group LLC, Christie planned to convert a former beauty shop at 12 Seneca Road into a dispensary. Don Stacom, Hartford Courant, 13 Mar. 2024 William Leasure, killer cop, still denies the big crimes, the ones that put him in prison: orchestrating the contract murders of a beauty shop employee and a jazz bassist. Defne Karabatur, Los Angeles Times, 16 May 2024 The friends, who are often seen gathered at the beauty shop include M’Lynn (Sally Field), her daughter Shelby (Julia Roberts), Clairee (Olympia Dukakis), Annelle (Daryl Hannah), and Ouiser (Shirley MacLaine). Rebecca Angel Baer, Southern Living, 2 May 2024 Adapted from the off-Broadway play by Robert Harling, this tearjerker follows the lives, loves, and tragedies of a group of women gathered in a Louisiana beauty shop. Andrew Walsh, EW.com, 14 Nov. 2023 See all Example Sentences for beauty shop 

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Word History

First Known Use

1890, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of beauty shop was in 1890

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“Beauty shop.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/beauty%20shop. Accessed 29 Jun. 2024.

Kids Definition

beauty shop

noun
: a place of business for the care of customers' hair, skin, and nails

called also beauty parlor, beauty salon

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