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- noun That which
lightens .
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Examples
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I’ve had the bleaching done professionally the last couple of times because I can’t find the right kind of lightener in Ireland, but typically I do it myself.
Genre Chick Interview: C.E. Murphy princessalethea 2007
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Slice them in half and rub on at bedtime -- the vitamin C in lemon is a natural skin lightener.
The Doctors: 5 Ways to Increase Health and Wealth in Minutes The Doctors 2010
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Slice them in half and rub on at bedtime -- the vitamin C in lemon is a natural skin lightener.
The Doctors: 5 Ways to Increase Health and Wealth in Minutes The Doctors 2010
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Slice them in half and rub on at bedtime -- the vitamin C in lemon is a natural skin lightener.
The Doctors: 5 Ways to Increase Health and Wealth in Minutes The Doctors 2010
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Snark is a great lightener and keeps things from turning saccharine.
Guest Author: Julie James - Something About You Nalini Singh 2010
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Enraged, tears streaming down her face, Carmen abruptly rose, gesturing for me to follow her into the walk-in hall closet, which she opened to reveal neatly stacked boxes of Clairol No. 355 Born Blissfully Blonde hair lightener.
A Kettle of Vultures Sabrina Lamb 2010
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Enraged, tears streaming down her face, Carmen abruptly rose, gesturing for me to follow her into the walk-in hall closet, which she opened to reveal neatly stacked boxes of Clairol No. 355 Born Blissfully Blonde hair lightener.
A Kettle of Vultures Sabrina Lamb 2010
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Enraged, tears streaming down her face, Carmen abruptly rose, gesturing for me to follow her into the walk-in hall closet, which she opened to reveal neatly stacked boxes of Clairol No. 355 Born Blissfully Blonde hair lightener.
A Kettle of Vultures Sabrina Lamb 2010
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Some Vietnamese youth will do just about anything to get to America, even dyeing their hair and using skin lightener to pass as Amerasians, the visa-worthy children of American GIs.
Old Foes, New Fans 2008
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“Nay, then,” said Richard, “if he loves not wine, that lightener of the human heart, his conversion is not to be hoped for, and the prediction of the mad priest of Engaddi goes like chaff down the wind.”
The Talisman 2008
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