"blow drier" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: blow driers [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} blow drier (plural blow driers)
  1. Alternative form of blow-dryer. Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: blow-dryer
    Sense id: en-blow_drier-en-noun-KhG3PEfG Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

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