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blow-dryer
[ bloh-drahy-er ]
noun
- a small, usually handheld electrical appliance that dries hair by emitting a stream of warm air.
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Word History and Origins
Origin of blow-dryer1
1965–70; perhaps blend of dryer and verb phrase blow dry, i.e., blow until dry
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