roached

British  

/ rəʊtʃt /

adjective

1. arched convexly, as the back of certain breeds of dog, such as the whippet

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Etymology

Origin of roached

C19: from _roach ³ or roach (vb) to cut (a sail) into a roach

Example Sentences

The picture was of a bland-faced man with roached hair and handlebar mustache.

From "A Tree Grows in Brooklyn" by Betty Smith

The major, in spotless linen, with his extraordinary coat showing only where it was closely buttoned, and his white hair smoothly roached, looked really fine and distinguished.

From Sixes and Sevens by Henry, O.

The Major, in spotless linen, with his extraordinary coat showing only where it was closely buttoned, and his white hair smoothly roached, looked really fine and distinguished.

From The Best American Humorous Short Stories by Poe, Edgar Allan

How did you teach Brother Bear to keep his hair roached and parted?

From Little Mr. Thimblefinger and His Queer Country by Herford, Oliver

He drew a pad of blank forms toward him, wiped a pen on the mat into which his mouse-colored hair was roached above his right temple.

From Susan Lenox: Her Fall and Rise by Phillips, David Graham