I. perm¹ /pɜːm $ pɜːrm/ noun [countable]
[Date: 1900-2000; Origin: permanent wave]
a process in which you make straight hair curly by using chemicals, or hair that has been treated in this way Synonym : permanent American English:
a very curly perm

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II. perm² verb [transitive]

1. to make straight hair curly by using chemicals:
I’m going to have my hair permed.
her blonde permed hair

2. British English to choose and combine a number of football games from the list given in the football pools in order to try to win money
—perming noun [uncountable]:
a home perming kit

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