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hairspray

nounB1+Occasional — familiar, but not everyday · #9,294 of 15,258neutral

Hairspray is a fine mist that holds a hairstyle in place. A can of hairspray, spray on the hairspray, strong-hold hairspray.

It works by leaving a polymer film that glues the hairs to each other, and washing is what removes it. Older ones used propellants that damaged the ozone layer, and those were banned in the 1980s and replaced.

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Definitions of hairspray

  1. 1nounhairsprayA fine mist that holds a hairstyle in place.B1+

    “She fixed her curls with a cloud of hairspray so they would last all night.”

hairspray is a product.

Practised in Hair & Grooming

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hairspray in the wild

  • By 1964, hairspray had become the top-selling beauty product in America.

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