"finger wave" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: finger waves [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} finger wave (plural finger waves)
  1. (hairdressing) A method of curling the hair by pinching it between the fingers and combing it in alternate directions. Derived forms: finger waving

Inflected forms

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