close-cropped

[ klohs-kropt ]

adjective

1. clipped or trimmed short:

   close-cropped hair.

2. having one's hair clipped or trimmed short:

   a close-cropped wrestler.

Word History and Origins

Origin of close-cropped¹

First recorded in 1890–95

Example Sentences

The profile was familiar—jutting chin, close cropped hair, shirt open, understated quiff—but not exact.

From The Daily Beast

At 23 years old, this witness, in a short-sleeve shirt and close cropped dark hair, projected an almost innocent demeanor.

From The Daily Beast

His brunette hair was close cropped, and he spoke in a clipped, almost matter-of-fact style.

From The Daily Beast

His hair, where he still had it, was close-cropped in military style.

From The Daily Beast

And surely a thousand cheers went up among her fans for her new close-cropped hairstyle.

From The Daily Beast

He had close-cropped blond hair and pretty blue eyes and he was a very tough boy.

From Project Gutenberg

His brown face and close-cropped head towered above a sea of agitated bonnets.

From Project Gutenberg

On his close-cropped head and over his cheekbones the skin was stretched so tight it seemed nearly ready to split.

From Project Gutenberg

"And our merry monarch goeth down the road to meet one of the two," said a close-cropped rogue.

From Project Gutenberg

There was a deep bronze light in his close-cropped, ruddy hair, and his skin was very smooth and clean.

From Project Gutenberg