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adv
Of the hair: closely cropped so that the hairs stick upward, like the short bristles of a brush; in a crew cut.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: dated, not-comparable
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
History
Borrowed from French en brosse (“crew cut”).
