Definition of Blow-dry

1. Verb. Dry hair with a hair dryer.

Generic synonyms: Dry, Dry Out

Definition of Blow-dry

1. Verb. To dry with a hair dryer ¹

2. Noun. An instance of blow-drying ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Blow-dry

bloviate
bloviated
bloviates
bloviating
bloviation
bloviations
bloviator
bloviators
blow-by
blow-by-blow
blow-dried
blow-dries
blow-dry (current term)
blow-dryer
blow-dryers
blow-drying
blow-hard
blow-horn
blow-off
blow-offs
blow-out
blow-out fracture
blow-up
blow-ups
blow a backsight
blow a fuse
blow a gasket

Literary usage of Blow-dry

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The American Coast Pilot: Containing the Courses and Distances Between the by Edmund March Blunt (1822)
"E. winds blow right in on the coast, but they seldom blow dry, or continue long ; in 6, 8, or 10 hours after their commencement, the sky begins to look ..."

2. The Colombian Navigator; Or, Sailing Directory for the American Coasts and by John Purdy (1839)
"... but they seldom blow dry, or continue long : in 6, 8, or 10, hours after their commencement, the sky begins to look dirty, which soon produces rain. ..."

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