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Record 1 2012-10-17

English

Subject field(s)
  • Hair Styling
DEF

A hair style for men in which the hair is cut short at the back and sides and the longer hair at the top and front is combed up like the standing hair of a brush.

OBS

A popular style in America, England and in France as "La brosse" in the 1950s.

OBS

brush cut: term officially approved by the Lexicon Project Committee (New Brunswick).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Coiffure
CONT

La coupe en brosse est tout à fait spéciale puisqu'elle consiste à couper les cheveux du dessus de façon que ceux-ci restent dressés sur la tête et donnent à la coiffure un contour régulier et légèrement arrondi. Les côtés et la nuque peuvent être traités normalement, très dégagés ou en coupe basse selon la demande du client.

OBS

coupe en brosse : terme uniformisé par le Comité du projet de lexiques (Nouveau-Brunswick).

Spanish

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