pageboy
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page·boy
(pāj′boi′)n.
1. One, usually a boy, who acts or serves as a page.
2. A hairstyle, usually shoulder-length, with the ends of the hair curled under smoothly in a loose roll.
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pageboy
(ˈpeɪdʒˌbɔɪ)n
1. (Hairdressing & Grooming) a smooth medium-length hairstyle with the ends of the hair curled under and a long fringe falling onto the forehead from the crown
2. a less common word for page21
3. (Historical Terms) another word for page22
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page′boy`
or page′ boy`,
n.
1. a hairstyle in which the hair is rolled under, usu. at shoulder-length.
2. a youth serving as a page.
[1900–05]
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| Noun | 1. |  pageboy - a boy who is employed to run errandserrand boy, messenger boy - a boy who earns money by running errands |
| 2. | pageboy - a smooth hair style with the ends of the hair curled inward coif, coiffure, hair style, hairdo, hairstyle - the arrangement of the hair (especially a woman's hair) |
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[ˈpeɪdʒbɔɪ] NCollins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005