brush cut

American  

noun

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

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Example Sentences

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

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

Dylan Teng, a boyish 29-year-old engineer with a brush cut and wire-rimmed glasses, is among the last to arrive.

From New York Times • May 2, 2017

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