home perm
[home n.1 B. 1.]
A permanent wave in the hair produced by equipment designed for use in the home (as opp. to one prepared professionally in a hairdressing establishment). So home-perm v., home-permed ppl. a.
| 1949 Women's Own 29 Sept. 3/3 (Advt.), Give yourself a Toni Home Perm today! 1954 M. Allingham No Love Lost i. 129, I..bought..one of those cheap home perm outfits. 1955 G. Freeman Liberty Man iii. vi. 173 The rows of industrious home-permed heads over the desks. 1959 [see applicator]. 1959 News Chron. 11 Aug. 6/2 Home perms are now being used on many children. 1969 J. Fredman Fourth Agency i. 8 Her iron-grey hair had been home-permed. |