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SPLIT HAIR ENDS [1 record]

Record 1 2019-01-14

English

Subject field(s)
  • Hair Styling
  • Skin Appendages
DEF

The splitting of hairs at the end.

OBS

trichoptilosis; split ends; split hair ends: terms officially approved by the Lexicon Project Committee (New Brunswick).

Key term(s)
  • split end
  • split hair end

French

Domaine(s)
  • Coiffure
  • Phanères
CONT

La trichoptilose est une maladie fréquente du cheveu, appelée «cheveux en fourchettes». Le poil se fend en fourche à son extrémité ou encore éclate sur sa longueur.

OBS

trichoptilose; cheveux en fourchettes; cheveux fourchus : termes uniformisés par le Comité du projet de lexiques (Nouveau-Brunswick).

Key term(s)
  • cheveu en fourchette
  • cheveu fourchu
  • pointe fourchue

Spanish

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