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
A man with a short square beard, his dark hair cut "en brosse," with evil eyes and an aquiline nose, rather crooked below the bridge.
From The Man with the Double Heart by Hine, Muriel
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 Williamson, C. N. (Charles Norris)
His hair was cut en brosse, and he was rather full about the throat and neck.
From Okewood of the Secret Service by Williams, Valentine
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