shampoo

shampoo
shampoo (v.) 1762, "to massage," from Anglo-Indian shampoo, from Hindi champo, imperative of champna "to press, knead the muscles," perhaps from Skt. capayati "pounds, kneads." Meaning "wash the hair" first recorded 1860; extended 1954 to carpets, upholstery, etc. The noun meaning "soap for shampooing" first recorded 1866.

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  • Shampoo — Sham*poo , n. The act of shampooing. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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  • Shampoo — (engl., spr. schämmpúh), kneten, massieren; Shampooing, das Bürsten und Waschen der Kopfhaut …   Kleines Konversations-Lexikon

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