haircut

[ hair-kuht ]

/ ˈhɛərˌkʌt /

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noun

an act or instance of cutting the hair.

the style in which the hair is cut and worn, especially men's hair.

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Origin of haircut

First recorded in 1895–1900; hair + cut

Related formshair·cut·ter, nounhair·cut·ting, noun, adjective

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Meet the tiny tot who, armed with a juice box and the "it" haircut, is proving that kids can be stylish, too.
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It was really stepping into the unknown, because it was bigger than just a haircut.
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The haircut was a hit after a game-changing campaign commercial and has since been praised by President Obama.
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“Jennifer texted me that she needed a haircut and told me to bring a chainsaw,” he wrote.
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In addition to the usual austerity, they proposed a new tax or “haircut” on all Cypriot bank deposits.
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He needed a haircut: he'd have to get one tomorrow, before the hair grew down over his ears.
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When they pulled up with the headlights and I saw two get out I figured they both would want a haircut.
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We used to get warm in winter while waiting for a haircut or the chance to play pool.
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I don't think there's anything in the way of a haircut or a shave or a shampoo that could make me like my girl any less.
The Four Million|O. Henry
Chahda, similarly dressed in spare clothes, now resembled an Igorot only because of his haircut.
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British Dictionary definitions for haircut

haircut

/ (ˈhɛəˌkʌt) /

noun

the act or an instance of cutting the hair

the style in which hair has been cut

stock exchange slang a percentage of the value of an asset deducted to account for a possible fall in its value before it can be liquidated

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Word Origin and History for haircut

haircut

also hair-cut, 1887, "act of cutting the hair," from hair (n.) + cut (n.). As "style of wearing the hair," by 1890.

The Romans began to cut the hair about A.U.C. 454, when Ticinius Maenas introduced Barbers from Sicily. Then they began to cut, curl, and perfume it. The glass was consulted as now upon rising from the barber's chair. [Rev. Thomas Dudley Fosbroke, "Encyclopædia of Antiquities," London, 1825]

Related: Haircutter; haircutting.

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