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blow-dryer

American

[bloh-drahy-er] / ˈbloʊˌdraɪ ər /

noun

a small, usually handheld electrical appliance that dries hair by emitting a stream of warm air.

Etymology

Origin of blow-dryer

1965–70; perhaps blend of dryer and verb phrase blow dry, i.e., blow until dry

Example Sentences

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Eventually he had seven models, one of them a blow-dryer attachment, and he was selling about 12,000 picks a week.

From New York Times • Jul. 6, 2022

It’s tempting to skip the blow-dryer or curling iron when it’s oppressively hot outside, but for many of us, air-drying hair is a bit like one of those expectation versus reality memes.

From Slate • Aug. 3, 2018

A blow-dryer can be used to get the dust off.

From Washington Post • Apr. 2, 2018

When a spark is added, those winds turn into “a blow-dryer that blows flames,” Moede said.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 28, 2015

Mini squeezed her eyes shut, ran forward, and hammered the blow-dryer on top of the asura’s hand.

From "Aru Shah and the End of Time" by Roshani Chokshi

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