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shoulder-length

adj · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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adj

Meaning 1

Reaching the shoulders.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

Qualifier: or similar

Topics: business, clothing, fashion, jewellery, jewelry, lifestyle, manufacturing, textiles

Examples

  • With her shoulder-length platinum blonde hair, she was easy to spot from afar.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From shoulder + length.

Across languages

Translations

6 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Danish: skulderlang — reaching the shoulders
  • French: mi-long — reaching the shoulders
  • German: schulterlang — reaching the shoulders
  • Norwegian Bokmål: skulderlang — reaching the shoulders
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: skulderlang — reaching the shoulders
  • Swedish: axellång — reaching the shoulders