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roached

Adjective CEFR B1

Definitions

  1. Having a style of trimming a horse's mane so that the hair stands straight up from the neck, similar to the natural growth pattern of a zebra's mane, or a mohawk haircut on a human.
    US, not-comparable
  2. Of hair: cut or styled in such a way that it stands straight up.
    broadly, not-comparable

Examples

“Andrew Jackson, with that long head of his and that unroached forelock, looked a good deal⟳ like⟳ a neglected horse in the face⟳.”
“Riley Caldwell, the young printer, rushed past her out of the shop⟳, his roached hair like⟳ an Algonquin's standing high above his narrow forehead,”

CEFR level

B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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