haircut
pronunciation
How to pronounce haircut in British English:
UK [ˈheəkʌt]
How to pronounce haircut in American English:
US [ˈherkʌt]
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- Noun:
- the style in which hair has been cut
- the act of cutting the hair
Word Origin
- haircut (n.)
- also hair-cut, 1887, "act of cutting the hair," from hair (n.) + cut (n.). As "style of wearing the hair," by 1890. The Romans began to cut the hair about A.U.C. 454, when Ticinius Maenas introduced Barbers from Sicily. Then they began to cut, curl, and perfume it. The glass was consulted as now upon rising from the barber's chair. [Rev. Thomas Dudley Fosbroke, "Encyclopædia of Antiquities," London, 1825] Related: Haircutter; haircutting.
Example
- 1. A stylish haircut is essential to a professional image .
- 2. A man was getting a haircut prior to a trip to rome .
- 3. The boy 's haircut is pure peter pan .
- 4. Why do you think a child 's haircut should cost less than yours ?
- 5. A shorter textured haircut can also help minimize the problem .