Meaning & use
lacquered hair
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Meaning
phrasefixed phrase
Hair that has been covered with a shiny, hard-drying spray or liquid so that it looks smooth and stiff.
Grammar: Used as a noun phrase; 'lacquered' acts like an adjective describing the hair.
Patterns
- lacquered hair
- with lacquered hair
- his/her lacquered hair
The model walked down the runway with lacquered hair that shone under the lights.
He spent an hour creating his lacquered hair for the party.
Her lacquered hair did not move at all in the wind.
Common combinations
- lacquered hair
- His lacquered hair looked almost like a helmet.
- with lacquered hair
- She arrived with lacquered hair and bright makeup.
- lacquered hair style
- The 1980s were famous for big, lacquered hair styles.
Synonyms and how they differ
- hairsprayed hair
- More everyday and less formal; it simply means hair fixed with hairspray, without the strong image of a hard, shiny surface.
- stiff hair
- Focuses on the lack of movement, not on the shiny, coated look.
Word family
- lacquer noun
- A hard, shiny substance used to coat wood, metal, or hair.
- lacquered adjective
- Covered with lacquer; shiny and hard.
Commonly confused: lacquered hair or lacquered hair?
lacquered hair vs lacquered hair
Not to be confused with 'lacquered wood', which is wood covered with a shiny protective coating.
Practice
What does 'lacquered hair' mean?
Choose one answer.
Lacquered hair is styled with a product that makes it look shiny and hard, like a coating. The other options describe different hair qualities and do not match the meaning of 'lacquered'.
Make it your own
Write a sentence using “lacquered hair”, then check it and compare it with the examples above.