pageboy

• Nom désignant soit un jeune garçon employé comme domestique pour faire des courses, soit une coupe de cheveux lisse avec les pointes recourbées vers l'intérieur.

A noun with two distinct meanings: a boy employed to run errands, or a smooth hairstyle with the ends of the hair curled inward.

1. Errand boyB2formal

   A young boy employed to run errands or assist in a hotel, court, or similar establishment.

   Garçon de courses

   • The pageboy delivered the message to the guest's room.
   • In the old days, a pageboy would carry packages for the lady.
   • The hotel employed a pageboy to assist with small tasks.

   Synonymesbellboybellhoperrand boypage

2. B2formal

   A women's hairstyle with long, straight hair that is turned under at the ends, often with bangs.

   Coiffure page

   • She wore her hair in a classic pageboy cut.
   • The pageboy hairstyle was popular in the 1960s.
   • Her pageboy bob was perfectly smooth and shiny.