PERM


Meaning of PERM in English

I. noun

COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES

have your hair cut/done/permed ( also get your hair cut etc ) (= by a hairdresser )

I need to get my hair cut.

EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES

Did you get a new perm ?

EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS

And perms, our straight hair tortured into frizz for the Christmas or Easter gathering and the requisite smiling photograph.

Anyway, one day me and my mates were all going to a party so I decided to do a home perm .

I have a soft perm every 3 to 4 months.

The newest, softest perms add body, waves or bouncy curls.

To do just that, he used Wella's Optaform perm on Anthea.

To top it all I added a red and white ribbon to the crest of my perm .

Well a Optaform perm lotion was the applied. 4.

II. verb

COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS

■ NOUN

hair

They perm their hair , dress in Hawaiian shirts and drive huge Mercedes cars through narrow streets.

It's amazing how many women perm hair that's already damaged and then wonder why the results are ghastly.

EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES

I had my hair permed last week.

EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS

After perming, a neutraliser containing conditioning ingredients is applied to smooth the surface of the hair.

Her hair is dyed black and permed.

Most women think that their hair is not good enough and dye it or bleach it or perm it.

Once a year she gets her hair permed and once a year she buys face powder.

They perm their hair, dress in Hawaiian shirts and drive huge Mercedes cars through narrow streets.

Well, you know, I had my hair permed.

Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary.      Дополнительный английский словарь Longman DOCE5.