en brosse

adverb

Of the hair: closely cropped so that the hairs stick upward, like the short bristles of a brush; in a crew cut.

OriginFrench en brosse →
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Meanings

adverben brosse (not comparable)
  1. datednot comparableOf the hair: closely cropped so that the hairs stick upward, like the short bristles of a brush; in a crew cut.

    He had a very square face whose sharp angles were accentuated by short, wiry black hair, cut en brosse and without side-whiskers.

    1956, Ian Fleming, chapter 4, in Diamonds Are Forever

Origin

  1. Frenchen brosse“crew cut”
  2. Englishen brosse

Borrowed from French en brosse (“crew cut”).

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APA

en brosse. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/en%20brosse

MLA

“en brosse.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/en%20brosse. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “en brosse,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/en%20brosse.

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