First Known Use: 1926
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cosmetology
noun cos·me·tol·o·gy \-jē\
: the job or skill of giving beauty treatments to women by washing and cutting hair, applying makeup, etc.
Full Definition of COSMETOLOGY
: the cosmetic treatment of the skin, hair, and nails
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Origin of COSMETOLOGY
French cosmétologie, from cosmétique cosmetic (from English cosmetic) + -logie -logy
Rhymes with COSMETOLOGY
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Medical Dictionary
cosmetology
noun cos·me·tol·o·gy \-jē\
plural cos·me·tol·o·gies
Medical Definition of COSMETOLOGY
: the cosmetic treatment of the skin, hair, and nails
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