Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

en brosse

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.18 in modern English

Syllables: en brosse
IPA

10

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

1

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

adv

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

Dated

Example Sentences

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

Etymology

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

Origin

Source language: French

Word Breakdown

Root: en brosse

Usage

Dated

Questions

What does en brosse mean?: Of the hair: closely cropped so that the hairs stick upward, like the short bristles of a brush; in a crew cut.
Where does en brosse come from?: It is traced to French.

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