en brosse
Americanadjective
adjective
Etymology
Origin of en brosse
literally: in the style of a brush
Example Sentences
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On this February afternoon, he has given street vendor Mustafa Abdalsada a modish en brosse haircut and shaved his beard, leaving just a hint of designer stubble.
From Time Magazine Archive
The speaker was a short, stout elderly man, his hair cut en brosse.
From "Murder on the Orient Express" by Agatha Christie
He wore his dark yellow hair cut en brosse and his moustache untrimmed.
From Royal Highness by Thomas Mann
P.S.—I wish his hair wasn't cut en brosse.
From The Visits of Elizabeth by Elinor Glyn
His flushed face, and small fair moustache, his light eyes and hair, looked as English as the Marquis' short, pointed chestnut beard and sleek hair en brosse, looked French.
From The Motor Maid by C. N. (Charles Norris) Williamson
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