Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A hairstyle.
- transitive verb To arrange or dress (hair).
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A head-dress; the manner of arranging or dressing the hair.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun A headdress, or manner of dressing the hair.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun
hairstyle - verb transitive to style or arrange hair
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun the arrangement of the hair (especially a woman's hair)
- verb arrange attractively
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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Wig makers have copied it and now some ladies wear what they call coiffure la Franklina Franklin hairstyle.
10 Days: Benjamin Franklin David Colbert 2008
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Wig makers have copied it and now some ladies wear what they call coiffure la Franklina Franklin hairstyle.
10 Days: Benjamin Franklin David Colbert 2008
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Her signature fiery coiffure is impervious to circumstantial weather!)
Nicole Berrie: Lanvin Spring/Summer 2011 - Roman Holiday! (PHOTOS) Nicole Berrie 2010
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Her signature fiery coiffure is impervious to circumstantial weather!)
Nicole Berrie: Lanvin Spring/Summer 2011 - Roman Holiday! (PHOTOS) Nicole Berrie 2010
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Her coiffure was a simple wreath of sardines on a string.
Mark Twain Ron Powers 2005
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Her coiffure was a simple wreath of sardines on a string.
Mark Twain Ron Powers 2005
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She had previously assured herself that my hair was all my own, and now my coiffure was the only part of my toilet that come in for her unqualified approval, for Charlie had made the most of my abundant hair, which was of a beautiful color and texture and inclined to curl.
Madeleine An Autobiography Anonymous 1919
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At their hotel there was a waiter with a forelock that looked like the crest of a breaking wave, and this waiter with his coiffure was a source of constant amusement to her, so much so, that although she was not usually very witty, she simply outdid herself in images and comparisons.
Chapter XVI 1917
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This kind of coiffure had a highly idolatrous meaning; and it was adopted, with some slight variations, by almost all idolaters in ancient times.
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Yes, the Lone Starvernator has an impressive coiffure, if you want a president who looks like George Stephanopoulos and John Stossel collaborated on a wig.
Tony Phillips: Romney Has Nothing to Worry About: It's All About the Hair Tony Phillips 2011
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