permanent wave


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permanent wave

n
(Hairdressing & Grooming) another name (esp formerly) for perm11
Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014
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Noun1.permanent wave - a series of waves in the hair made by applying heat and chemicalspermanent wave - a series of waves in the hair made by applying heat and chemicals
permanent, perm
wave - a hairdo that creates undulations in the hair
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Translations
مَوْجَةٌ دائِمَة في الشَّعْر
trvalá ondulace
permanent
permanent
trvalá ondulácia
ondüleperma

permanent wave

n → permanente f
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

permanent

(ˈpəːmənənt) adjective
lasting; not temporary. After many years of travelling, they made a permanent home in England.
ˈpermanently adverb
ˈpermanence noun
permanent wave noun
(usually abbreviated to perm (pəːm) ) a wave or curl put into a person's hair by a special process and usually lasting for several months.
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.
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Birth of the modern perm
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