brush cut


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brush cut

n.
A short haircut in which the hair stands up on top, resembling a brush.
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Noun1.brush cut - a short haircut with hairs standing up like a brushbrush cut - a short haircut with hairs standing up like a brush
haircut - the style in which hair has been cut
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Meanwhile, brush cut sides of lemons with a bit of oil and sprinkle lightly with salt.
Maria used to cut my hair quite often and I got used to her saying: "Well, it will always grow out," every time she finished, as if to excuse the lavatory brush cut.
She reminds Harvey of his late wife Ruthie, "minus the brush cut and plaid shirt." It's a very sweet story that's brilliantly crafted.
Dressed down and sporting a military brush cut, Quinn steps into this pseudo-academic setting looking like a short order cook who fell asleep on the D train and got off at the wrong stop.
The experimental brush piles were created using brush cut by land managers in 2007.
The plan is to feed the boiler with locally-sourced untreated, chipped wood waste from area sawmills and from brush cut by City of Thunder Bay contractors.
Halve buns and light brush cut half with olive oil then warm through on medium heat.
into scored eggplant Brush cut side of eggplant with one tablespoon oil.
My grandfather is on a bed in light-blue pajamas, his nose bent from being broken, eyes sparkling from the fists of cheekbone beneath his wind-wrinkled skin, his hair cut severely into a brush cut and the bush man's hands clasped almost shyly together in his lap.
Packaging: Smart gold box looks rather like a flying saucer containing mirror and small brush cut away at 45 degree angle.
Shadow brush - this is a short brush cut full and square
Rudolph, a former marine who sported a military-style brush cut, clearly had a taste for the louche.