hairdo

noun

hair·​do ˈher-ˌdü How to pronounce hairdo (audio)
plural hairdos
: the way in which someone's hair is cut and arranged : hairstyle
… remember seeing her on TV with Glen Campbell, with those awesome clothes. … Tight jeans and the Sixties bouffant hairdo and bangs and lots of heavy eyeliner …Rolling Stone

Examples of hairdo in a Sentence

that hairdo makes her face look softer and rounder
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Elsa Lanchester earned her place in film history with no dialogue and only three minutes of screen time as the beast's eponymous Bride, a performance that was influenced by Lanchester's negative observations of swans and made all the more bizarre by her stiff hairdo and foot-and-a-half tall stilts. Katie Rife, EW.com, 18 Oct. 2024 Jack Black was Steve; Jason Momoa was sporting maybe the worst hairdo he’s ever had. Angela Watercutter, WIRED, 4 Oct. 2024 The pair also had Gaga and Mars' hairdos down to a tee, with Ripa rocking a big, blonde beehive, as Mars wore a curly haired wig underneath a cowboy hat. Becca Longmire, People.com, 31 Oct. 2024 No detail has been missed, from Gaga's big, blonde beehive hairdo and unique makeup to her gold broach. Dave Quinn, People.com, 29 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for hairdo 

Word History

First Known Use

1912, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of hairdo was in 1912

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“Hairdo.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hairdo. Accessed 4 Dec. 2024.

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hairdo

noun
hair·​do -ˌdü How to pronounce hairdo (audio)
plural hairdos
: a way of dressing a person's hair : coiffure
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