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/hair"brush'/, n.a brush for smoothing and styling the hair.[1590-1600; HAIR + BRUSH1]
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Hairbrush — Hair brush ( br[u^]sh ), n. A brush for cleansing and smoothing the hair. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
hairbrush — (n.) 1590s, from HAIR (Cf. hair) + BRUSH (Cf. brush) (n.1) … Etymology dictionary
hairbrush — ► NOUN ▪ a brush for smoothing one s hair … English terms dictionary
hairbrush — [her′brush΄] n. a brush for grooming the hair … English World dictionary
Hairbrush — A hairbrush is a small brush with rigid bristles used in hair care for brushing, styling, and detangling human hair, or for brushing a domestic animal s fur. The earliest US patent for a modern hairbrush was by Hugh Rock in 1854 (US… … Wikipedia
hairbrush — UK [ˈheə(r)ˌbrʌʃ] / US [ˈherˌbrʌʃ] noun [countable] Word forms hairbrush : singular hairbrush plural hairbrushes a brush for arranging hair and making it tidy … English dictionary
hairbrush — [[t]he͟ə(r)brʌʃ[/t]] hairbrushes N COUNT A hairbrush is a brush that you use to brush your hair … English dictionary
hairbrush — /ˈhɛəbrʌʃ/ (say hairbrush) noun a brush for grooming the hair …
hairbrush — noun Date: 1599 a brush for the hair … New Collegiate Dictionary
hairbrush — noun A brush used in hair care for brushing, tidying, and detangling hair … Wiktionary
