permanent
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4.6
- noun
- /ˈpɜrmənənt/
:
permanente (peinado)
- After getting a permanent, her hair had beautiful waves that lasted for months.
Examples
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" Poor Birdie tried one of those home permanents a few days before we got married.
Fiction book (1993) -
Lucille had wanted rosebuds, and she thought it was all arranged, and then Wayne's sister had gotten a permanent that turned out badly.
Fiction book (1994) -
All the girls in my class had permanents and sprayed their hair.
Fiction book (1997) -
Even if she was 15 pounds overweight and her hair a little frizzy from too many permanents, Ouida knew she could still put on a good show when she set her mind to it.
Fiction book (1998) -
She had a little hair continuity parlor in the next village and a small and adoring circle of customers who considered her the last word in curls, permanents, and love.
Fiction book (1994) -
She visited the salon to have a permanent done before the big event.
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Many women opt for a permanent to add texture and curls to their straight hair.
Synonyms
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3.2
A hairstyle made by treating hair with chemicals to make curls or waves
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4.4
A long-lasting set of curls in hair made with heat and chemicals
Compounds
- Formal
2
8.3
A court order that stops a person or company from doing something forever
Surface Forms
Etymology
Permanent used as a noun for a hairstyle comes from the phrase permanent wave, which meant a 'wave' in the hair that would 'remain' for a long time and was later shortened so the style itself was called a permanent, which is why a permanent is a long-lasting curl.