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Shampoo   /ʃæmpˈu/   Listen
Shampoo

verb
(past & past part. shampooed; pres. part. shampooing)  (Written also champoo)
1.
Use shampoo on (hair).






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"Shampoo" Quotes from Famous Books



... departed chief of the tribe, as well as of presenting at his shrine sacred offerings of food, ornaments, weapons, and money. Among the Kayans the slaves who are killed at their master's tomb are enjoined to take great care of their master's ghost, to wash and shampoo it, and to nurse it when sick. Other savages think that "all whom they kill in this world shall attend them as slaves after death," and for this reason the thrifty Dayaks of Borneo until lately would not allow their young men to marry ...
— Myths and Myth-Makers - Old Tales and Superstitions Interpreted by Comparative Mythology • John Fiske

... as it were a very attar, incarnate in a woman's form. Dost thou doubt it, and think me to be boasting? then try me, and I will prove to thee my power by experiment, in any way thou wilt I will soothe and shampoo[17] thee with a hand softer than a snowflake's fall and cooler than the icy moon: or, if thou wilt, I will croon to thee old airs, and put thee to sleep like a tired child, resting thy head on this bosom which once was thy delight, with melodies ...
— An Essence Of The Dusk, 5th Edition • F. W. Bain

... wrestler only stirred a little, and said sleepily, 'What is the matter? what is the matter? If you want to shampoo my head, why the plague don't you do it properly? What's worth doing at all is worth doing well; so put a little of your weight ...
— Tales Of The Punjab • Flora Annie Steel

... said I. 'Nothing bothers me more, on going into a barber shop when I'm in a rush and wish nothing but a shave, than to have the barber insist on cutting my hair, singing it, giving me a shampoo, and ...
— Tales of the Road • Charles N. Crewdson

... of course, displayed her particular product from the Witch line—detergent, soap, shampoo, cleanser, cleaning fluid.... ...
— Prologue to an Analogue • Leigh Richmond



Words linked to "Shampoo" :   wash, cleansing agent, lave, hairdressing, hair care, cleaner, condition, haircare, cleanser



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