en brosse
English
Etymology
From French en brosse (“crew cut”).
Noun
en brosse (uncountable)
- (dated) A closely-cropped male haircut in which the hairs stick upward, like the short bristles of a brush; a crew cut.
- 1956, Ian Fleming, chapter 4, in Diamonds Are Forever:
- He had a very square face whose sharp angles were accentuated by short, wiry black hair, cut en brosse and without side-whiskers.
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Anagrams
- ensobers
French
Noun
en brosse f (uncountable)
- crew cut