"hairwork" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: hairworks [plural]
Etymology: From hair + work. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|hair|work}} hair + work Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} hairwork (countable and uncountable, plural hairworks)
  1. Jewellery made from human hair. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-hairwork-en-noun-KxH1ra9R
  2. The process of making jewellery from human hair. Tags: countable, uncountable Synonyms: hairworking
    Sense id: en-hairwork-en-noun-zaUCQjxz Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 17 83 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 18 82 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 10 90
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: hairworker

Inflected forms

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