blondine

1 of 2

noun

blon·​dine

(ˈ)blän¦dēn

plural -s

1

: a bleach for the hair

also : a person with bleached hair

2

a

: blond sense 3

b

: woodbark

blondine

2 of 2

transitive verb

blon·​dine

"

-ed/-ing/-s

: to bleach (hair) to a blond color

Word History

Etymology

Noun

French, from blond + -ine

First Known Use

Transitive Verb

circa 1755, in the meaning defined at transitive sense

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