page boy

noun

plural page boys
1
: a boy serving as a page
2
usually pageboy plural pageboys : an often shoulder-length hairstyle with the ends of the hair rolled under
Their hair was sleek, of a slightly other period, immaculate pageboys and French twists.Joan Didion
a pageboy haircut

Examples of page boy in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web In October of 1968, WWD reported that Kennedy Onassis had worn the beige chiffon and lace dress to the wedding of Bunny Mellon’s daughter Eliza Lloyd and Viscount Moore, where Caroline Kennedy was a flower girl and John F. Kennedy, Jr. was a page boy. Rosemary Feitelberg, WWD, 26 Sep. 2024 King Charles then gestured repeatedly with his hand to move the piece, and the page boy responded by folding the cape over the throne. Janine Henni, Peoplemag, 18 July 2024 Princess Charlotte also adorably served as a bridesmaid at her aunt's wedding to James Matthews in May 2017, where Prince George acted as a page boy. Janine Henni, Peoplemag, 14 July 2024 Both George and Charlotte are pros at being part of the bridal party, having served as a page boy or bridesmaid at several weddings, including Prince Harry and Meghan Markle's nuptials and Princess Eugenie and Jack Brooksbank's ceremony, both in 2018. Stephanie Petit, Peoplemag, 20 May 2024 See all Example Sentences for page boy 

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Word History

First Known Use

1859, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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The first known use of page boy was in 1859

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“Page boy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/page%20boy. Accessed 31 Oct. 2024.

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