feathercut

American

[feth-er-kuht] / ˈfɛð ərˌkʌt /

noun

a woman's hairstyle in which the hair is cut in short and uneven lengths and formed into small curls with featherlike tips.

Etymology

Origin of feathercut

First recorded in 1935–40; feather + cut

Example Sentences

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The Bible says four horsemen will herald the apocalypse, but the job seems to have fallen to an English professor's daughter from Vermont with a Suzy Quatro feathercut and a cutesy dress.

From The Guardian

The wisps of the feathercut are out of mind.

From Time Magazine Archive

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