blowdrier

See also: blow drier and blow-drier

English

Noun

blowdrier (plural blowdriers)

1. Alternative form of blow-dryer.
   • 1985, Nicola West, Comeback, Toronto, Ont.: Harlequin Books, published 1986, →ISBN, page 41:

     Sometimes, she thought, Craig Gleniston did display those endearingly out-of-touch characteristics one expected of an academic—he’d evidently never heard of the short haircuts and blowdriers that made it unnecessary to give over an entire evening to hairwashing.

   • 1995, Caro French [pseudonym; Karen Watkins], Lady Luck, London: Pocket Books, →ISBN, page 280:

     Even his hair was styled to ruffle becomingly in a breeze. At every hairdresser’s appointment he tested it by bullying four of his stylist’s assistants into simulating wind with blowdriers turned up full blast.

   • 1996, Peter Cutting, Renie Ross, Hairdressing: The Complete Guide, 4th edition, London: Longman, →ISBN, page 38:

     Some pieces of hairdressing equipment are more vulnerable – blowdriers for example can break if dropped.