en brosse

adj. (of hair) cut short and bristly.
Etymology: F

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\\äⁿˈbrȯs\ adverb (or adjective)

Etymology: French, literally, in the manner of a brush

: in a manner resembling the short erect bristles of a brush — used of a man's hair style

his black hair … stood up en brosse — Hugh Walpole

his very thick graying hair en brosse added an extra inch to his stature — Kathryn Grondahl

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/ahonn brddaws"/, French.

(of hair) cut to stand straight in an even row on top, often as a crew cut.

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en brosse /ã brosˈ/

(of hair) cut short and standing up stiffly

ORIGIN: Fr, like a brush

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en brosse «ahn BRS»,

French. cut short, so as to stand up like the briles of a brush: »

He had a handsome head of hair en brosse (Atlantic).

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[än 'brôs]

adj. [postpositive] (of a person's hair) cut in a short and bristly style

Origin:

early 20th cent.: French, literally ‘in the form of a brush’

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en brosse, en cabochon

see en prep.