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brush cut

American  

noun

  1. a short haircut in which the hairs stand up like a brush.


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Another independent study found that both hardening the home and clearing nearby spaces of flammable brush cut the chance of destruction in half — from 40% chance to 20%.

From Los Angeles Times Nov. 14, 2024

Mr. Cunningham, a lean figure with a brush cut, seemed to fit the astronaut archetype.

From New York Times Jan. 3, 2023

To fend off accusations of being “bourgeois,” he had his hair cropped to a revolutionary brush cut.

From Washington Post Nov. 30, 2022

His brush cut and stubble that were once jet black now have almost too much gray to be considered “salt and pepper.”

From Seattle Times Feb. 16, 2019

He was breathing heavily through the nostrils and his ginger brush cut was beaded with droplets of condensed mist.

From "The Secret History" by Donna Tartt

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