beauty shop

noun

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

called also beauty parlor, beauty salon

Examples of beauty shop in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Adapted from the off-Broadway play by Robert Harling, this tearjerker follows the lives, loves, and tragedies of a group of women gathered in a Louisiana beauty shop. Andrew Walsh, EW.com, 14 Nov. 2023 The girl dad is immersed in pretend play, a customer in his daughters' beauty shop. Angela Andaloro, Peoplemag, 24 Jan. 2024 DeVito did hair at Angie’s Jersey Shore beauty shop, an excellent way to study people and charm women. Karen Heller, Washington Post, 6 Oct. 2023 Even David Zinn’s set for the beauty shop’s interior, once the grate is unlocked and lifted, receives entrance applause. Jesse Green, New York Times, 3 Oct. 2023 The show is in one of the disappearing fixtures of Asian urban enclaves: a one-story mini-mall housing a motley array of businesses, including a beauty shop, a butcher, a money transfer service, and a 99-cent store. Aruna D’souza, New York Times, 21 June 2023 Find the higher potency product at a local beauty shop, or order it online. Jeanne Huber, Washington Post, 14 July 2023 Photo: Paul Weaver/Zuma Press Sephora has given Kohl’s a new shade of optimism since the department store started introducing the popular beauty shop into its stores in 2021. Jinjoo Lee, WSJ, 24 May 2023 Beauty partnerships also growing with Kohl's and Sephora In mid-February, Kohl's unveiled the list of its 400 stores that will get a Sephora beauty shop added to them in 2022, which is similar to Target's Ulta partnership. Kelly Tyko, USA TODAY, 28 Feb. 2022

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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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Cite this Entry

“Beauty shop.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/beauty%20shop. Accessed 16 Apr. 2024.

Kids Definition

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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