crew cut

crew cut
noun
a closely cropped haircut; usually for men
• Syn: ↑flattop
• Hypernyms: ↑haircut

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noun or crew haircut
: a very short hair style copied from a style worn by oarsmen with the hair more or less resembling the bristle surface of a brush

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—crew-cut, crewcut, adj.
a haircut in which the hair is very closely cropped.
[1940-45, Amer.]

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crew cut noun
A style of haircut in which the hair is cut so close to the head that it stands upright
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Main Entry: ↑crew

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crew cut UK US noun [countable] [singular crew cut plural crew cuts]
a very short hairstyle for men
Thesaurus: hairstyle and types of hairstylehyponym

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crew cut,
1. a kind of very short haircut for men or boys.
2. a person wearing a crew cut.
crew-cut «KROO KUHT», adjective.
wearing or displaying a crew cut: »

a crew-cut freshman.

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n. a very short haircut for men and boys
Origin:
1940s: apparently first adopted as a style by boat crews of Harvard and Yale universities

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noun, pl ⋯ cuts [count]
: a very short haircut usually for men or boys — called also (US) buzz cut

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ˈcrew cut noun
a ↑hairstyle for men in which the hair is cut very short
Derived Word: ↑crew-cut  
Word Origin:
1940s: apparently first adopted as a style by boat crews of Harvard and Yale universities.

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