feathercut

[feth -er-kuht] /ˈfɛð ərˌkʌt/

noun

a woman's hair style in which the hair is cut in short and uneven lengths and formed into small curls with featherlike tips.

Origin of feathercut

1935-1940

First recorded in 1935-40; feather + cut

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Contemporary definitions for feather-cut

adjective

esp. of hair, cut into thin, wispy, tapered layers

Examples

the feather-cut hair of Farrah Fawcett

Word Origin

1924

Usage Note

also feather cut , (n.)

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