Close-cropped

adj

adj ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Cut very short.

    "A soldier with close-cropped hair walked past."

  2. 2
    Having the hair cut very short.

    "Minutes later, several more close-cropped fellows passed by in an evident hurry."

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"The close-cropped lawn is beautiful in the eyes of a people whose inherited bent it is to readily find pleasure in contemplating a well-preserved pasture or grazing land."

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