brush cut

brush cut
noun
a short haircut with hairs standing up like a brush (Freq. 1)
Hypernyms: ↑haircut

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noun
Etymology: brush (III)
: a very short even haircut often in a flat plane on top so that the hair stands out and suggests a brush

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a short haircut in which the hairs stand up like a brush.

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brush cut,
a short haircut for men and boys, resembling the bristles of a hairbrush.

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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