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Synonyms

blow-dry

American  
[bloh-drahy] / ˈbloʊˌdraɪ /

verb (used with object)

blow-dried, blow-drying

  1. to dry or style (shampooed or wet hair) with a blow-dryer or blow-comb.

noun

plural

blow-drys

  1. an act or instance of blow-drying.

    a wash, cut, and blow-dry.
blow-dry British  

verb

  1. to style (hair) while drying it with a hand-held hairdryer

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noun

  1. this method of styling the hair

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Etymology

Origin of blow-dry

First recorded in 1965–70; back formation from blow-dryer

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