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1. Afro, adj. and n. View full entry 1938
...African or African-American (esp. of a style of music, clothing, etc.)....
2. back-, comb. form View full entry ?c1225
...General senses in combination....
3. back-head, n. View full entry 1731
...False hair worn at the back of the head; a chignon....
4. ˈbalter, v. View full entry c1400
...intr. To tumble about, to dance clumsily. (Isolated later example of baltering.)...
5. bandeau, n. View full entry 1706
...A narrow band or fillet worn by women to bind the hair, or as part of a head-dress....
6. bandoline, n. View full entry 1846
...A gummy preparation for fixing the hair....
7. bandoline, v. View full entry 1856
...To dress (the hair) with bandoline....
8. bang, n.2 View full entry 1878
...The front hair cut square across the forehead. (Orig. in U.S.)...
9. bang, v.2 View full entry 1882
...To cut (the front hair) square across, so that it ends abruptly....
10. banging, n.2 View full entry 1877
...The action of bang...
11. barb, v. View full entry 1483
...To shave or trim the beard of (a person). Obs. in general use....
12. barber, n. View full entry c1330
...A man, or more rarely a woman, whose business it is to shave or trim the beards, and cut and dress the hair, of customers. (Now largely replaced by hairdresser.)...
13. barber, v. View full entry a1616
...trans. To dress the beard and hair of, to trim. Also fig....
14. barberess, n. View full entry 1611
...A female barber....
15. ˈbarbering, n. View full entry 1660
...The art or work of a barber; shaving, hairdressing....
16. barberish, adj. View full entry c1440
...Of or belonging to a barber....
17. † ˈbarberly, adv. View full entry 1573
...With a barber's methods, by shaving....
18. barber-shop, n. View full entry 1579
...A shop where a barber's services may be had. Now chiefly N. Amer....
19. barbery, n. View full entry 1540
...A barber's shop. Obs....
20. barbing, n.1 View full entry 1485
...Shaving, hairdressing; clipping. Obs....
