| Item |
Match |
Pronunciation |
Comments |
| dry hair |
dry hair occurs when your hair does not receive enough moisture |
/draɪ heər/ |
|
| dandruff |
white scales of skin in your hair |
/'dændrəf/ |
|
| coloured |
possessing color |
/'kʌləd/ |
|
| plait (BrE) |
a hairdo formed by braiding or twisting the hair |
/plæt/ |
plait: BrE
braid: AmE
|
| antidandruff shampoo |
a shampoo that prevents or treats dandruff |
/æntɪ'dændrəf ʃæm'pu:/ |
|
| hair salon (AmE) |
hairdresser's (BrE) |
/heər sælɒn/ |
|
| bun |
A tight roll of hair worn at the back or top of the head |
/bʌn/ |
|
| barber |
men's hairdresser |
/'bɑ:bər/ |
|
| bleached |
whiter or lighter in color, as by a chemical agent |
/bli:tʃt/ |
|
| hairstyle |
a style of cutting, arranging, or combing the hair |
/'heər'staɪl/ |
|
| ends |
extremities of hair |
/ends/ |
|
| dyed |
artificially colored; tinted with dye |
/daɪd/ |
|
| straightened |
no curled |
/'streɪtənd/ |
|
| pigtail |
a braid of hair hanging down the back of the head |
/'pɪgteɪl/ |
pigtails: two bunches of hair gathered and fastened on either side of the head, in braids or hanging freely.
|
| bangs |
a fringe of hair cut short and straight across the forehead |
/bæŋz/ |
bangs: AmE
fringe: BrE
|
| oily hair |
greasy hair |
/'ɔɪlɪ heər/ |
|
| barbershop |
men's hairdressing salon |
/'bɑ:bəʃɒp/ |
|
| layered |
a hairstyle that gives the illusion of length (long hair) and volume (short hair) |
/'leɪərd/ |
|
| dreadlocks |
a hair style, especially among Rastafarians, in which the hair is worn in long, ropelike locks. |
/'dredlɒks/ |
dreads (informal)
|
| part |
the dividing line formed in separating the hair of the head when combing it |
/pɑ:t/ |
|
| hairdresser |
a person who cuts/styles your hair |
/'heər dresər/ |
|
| flat hair |
when your hair has no volume |
/flæt heər/ |
|
| hairdo |
hairstyle |
/'heədu:/ |
|
| haircut |
the style in which the hair is cut and worn |
/'heərkʌt/ |
|
| styled |
(hair) shaped in a particular way |
/staɪld/ |
|
| permed |
curled or waved hairstyle; styled with permanent waves |
/pɜ:rmd/ |
Colloquial, abbreviation
|
| split ends |
broken tip of a hair; the end of a hair that has split in two |
/splɪt ends/ |
|
| streaked |
marked with or as if with stripes or linear discolorations; coloured highlight |
/stri:kt/ |
|
| braid (AmE) |
plait; a hairdo formed by braiding or twisting the hair |
/breɪd/ |
braid: AmE
plait: BrE
|
| ringlet |
a lock of hair hanging down in a spiral curl |
/'rɪŋlɪt/ |
|
| curled |
having curls or waves |
/kɜ:rld/ |
|
| hair extentions |
artificial hair integrations |
/heər ɪks'tenʃənz/ |
Hair extentions are methods of lengthening one's hair by incorporating artificial hair or natural hair collected from other individuals.
|
| updo |
an upswept hairdo |
/'ʌpdu/ |
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