hair coloring
- noun
- /hɛr ˈkʌlərɪŋ/
- US
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- So today I'm going to do a first impression on the Manic Panic hair color creams in virgin snow.
There's almost always coupons for this hair color.
- There's almost always coupons for this hair color.
Examples
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After the hair coloring treatment, her hair looked beautifully rich and vibrant.
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She decided to try a new hair coloring to match her vibrant personality.
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He wears a new set of clothes—jeans, sport coat, and tie—than the day before, and the black hair coloring has been rinsed from his hair.
Fiction book (1993) -
Many salons offer a variety of hair coloring options for customers who want to change their look.
Synonyms
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2.0
A substance used to change the color of cloth or hair
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8.2
A powder or liquid added to laundry to make whites whiter
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3.9
A reddish-brown dye from a plant used to color hair and skin
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2.0
A liquid or cream that colors hair
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4.4
A liquid that adds a light color to hair
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A product used to color hair
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4.8
A product used to make hair, skin, or wood lighter in color
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9.5
A blue liquid added to laundry or hair to reduce yellow and make them look whiter
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4.0
A thing added to food, fabric, paint, or cosmetics to give color
A substance used to add color to cloth and hair
A substance that gives color to something like food or cloth
A blue dye added to laundry or hair to make them look whiter
How Permanent
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'a substance used to change the color of hair' is directly and transparently derived from combining 'hair' (the target) with 'coloring' (the action or product of adding color), forming a straightforward noun–noun compound. This compositional pattern is cross-linguistically common and a B1 learner who knows both constituents will readily infer the intended sense (i.e. hair dye), despite minor ambiguity between product and process.
Etymology
Hair coloring as a product is the coloring you put on the hair. It is the 'substance used to change the color of hair', so a new hair coloring usually means the dye or product someone uses to change their hair color.