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 was a large man with hair en brosse, and he knew the latest jokes, but he played poker close to the chest.
From Babbitt by Lewis, Sinclair
The girlish face blushed up to the lint-coloured hair, cut en brosse.
From A Soldier of the Legion by Williamson, C. N. (Charles Norris)
He wore his dark yellow hair cut en brosse and his moustache untrimmed.
From Royal Highness by Mann, Thomas
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