Backswept

adj

adj ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Swept back.

    "“I love to be backstage and in the background,” she said as she slicked a dab of pomade into the model’s backswept hair."

Adjective
  1. 1
    used of hair wordnet

Synonyms

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backwardsweptback

Example

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"“I love to be backstage and in the background,” she said as she slicked a dab of pomade into the model’s backswept hair."

Etymology

From back + swept.

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