beauty shop

noun

: an establishment or department where hairdressing, facials, and manicures are done

called also beauty parlor, beauty salon

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Before opening Endless Grind, Beyene did ten years in cosmetology and still owns a beauty shop. Colin Wrenn, Denver Post, 13 May 2026 Contreras' grandfather and uncles worked on the railroad while her father worked at the steel mills, and her mother owned a beauty shop. Kamal Morgan, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 14 Apr. 2026 In a fanciful technicolor town full of dueling beauty shops, drag queens and midcentury flair, a young woman’s quest to defy her family is upended when her menstrual cramps manifest themselves as actual monsters. William Earl, Variety, 25 Mar. 2026 That will change in August, after the two brands announced the end of a deal that brought the mini beauty shops to nearly a third of Target’s big-box stores. Melissa Repko, CNBC, 4 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for beauty shop

Word History

First Known Use

1890, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of beauty shop was in 1890

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“Beauty shop.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/beauty%20shop. Accessed 18 May. 2026.

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beauty shop

noun
: a place of business for the care of customers' hair, skin, and nails

called also beauty parlor, beauty salon

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