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Record 1 2018-03-21

English

Subject field(s)
  • Hair Styling
DEF

A loose wave made by dampening and shaping the hair without heat, using only fingers and comb.

OBS

finger wave: term officially approved by the Lexicon Project Committee (New Brunswick).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Coiffure
CONT

La vague au peigne, appelée aussi ondulation au peigne [...] consiste à dessiner dans les cheveux, à un endroit précis, un mouvement de vague à l'aide d'un peigne à vagues et des doigts.

OBS

vague au peigne; ondulation au peigne : termes uniformisés par le Comité du projet de lexiques (Nouveau-Brunswick).

Spanish

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