windblown

[ wind-blohn ]
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adjective
  1. blown by the wind: windblown hair.

  2. (of trees) growing in a certain shape because of strong prevailing winds.

  1. (of a hairstyle) bobbed short, with the ends combed toward the forehead.

Origin of windblown

1
First recorded in 1585–95; wind1 + blown1

Words Nearby windblown

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How to use windblown in a sentence

  • windblown Emma was waiting for us at a table by the railing.

    Ralph Nader, Novelist | Samuel P. Jacobs | September 12, 2009 | THE DAILY BEAST
  • From some came snores and through many a windblown flap, the searching moonlight revealed sleeping figures.

    Port O' Gold | Louis John Stellman
  • Whatever it might be, though the trail was windblown and three days old, they followed it with unerring steps.

    Riddle of the Storm | Roy J. Snell
  • He broke off in mid-approach and with a show of teeth snarled himself back and away from the windblown skirt of her.

    Jerry of the Islands | Jack London
  • After a while it blended into the background of windblown leaves and creaking branches.

    The Status Civilization | Robert Sheckley
  • Her hair was windblown and her face rose-flushed from her run.

British Dictionary definitions for windblown

windblown

/ (ˈwɪndˌbləʊn) /


adjective
  1. blown by the wind

  2. (of a woman's hair style) cut short and combed to look as though it has been dishevelled by the wind

  1. (of trees, shrubs, etc) growing in a shape determined by the prevailing winds

  2. NZ (of trees) felled by the wind

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