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hair straightener en · NOUN
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An electrical styling appliance consisting of two heated plates hinged together, used to smooth, flatten, or straighten hair.
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A cream or liquid preparation applied to the hair to straighten it.
His head rested on the back of the booth just behind Bond and a whiff of expensive hair-straightener came from him.
1954, Ian Fleming, “Nigger Heaven”, in Live and Let Die, London: Pan Books, published 1957, page 47:
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