Meaning

noun a liquid preparation used on wet hair to give it a tint

noun the removal of soap with clean water in the final stage of washing

noun the act of giving a light tint to the hair

originFrom Middle English rinsen, rincen, rencen (“to rinse”), from Old French rincier, reinser, Old Northern French raïncer (“to rinse, cleanse”). Of contested origin. Possibly from Old Norse hreinsa, from Proto-Germanic *hrainisōną (“to clean, purify”), from Proto-Indo-European *krey- (“to separate, divide”). Alternatively from a dissimilation of Old French recincier, from Latin recentare (“to make…

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