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HAIR COLORING

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does hair coloring mean? 

HAIR COLORING (noun)
  The noun HAIR COLORING has 3 senses:

1. a dye for coloring the hairplay

2. coloring of the hairplay

3. the act of dyeing or tinting one's hairplay

  Familiarity information: HAIR COLORING used as a noun is uncommon.


 Dictionary entry details 


HAIR COLORING (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

A dye for coloring the hair

Classified under:

Nouns denoting substances

Synonyms:

hair coloring; hair dye; tint

Hypernyms ("hair coloring" is a kind of...):

dye; dyestuff (a usually soluble substance for staining or coloring e.g. fabrics or hair)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "hair coloring"):

henna (a reddish brown dye used especially on hair)

rinse (a liquid preparation used on wet hair to give it a tint)


Sense 2

Meaning:

Coloring of the hair

Classified under:

Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects

Context example:

her hair-coloring was unusual: a very pale gold

Hypernyms ("hair coloring" is a kind of...):

coloration; colouration (appearance with regard to color)


Sense 3

Meaning:

The act of dyeing or tinting one's hair

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Hypernyms ("hair coloring" is a kind of...):

coloring; colouring (the act or process of changing the color of something)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "hair coloring"):

rinse (the act of giving a light tint to the hair)


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