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Definition of Haircut

1. Noun. The style in which hair has been cut.

Definition of Haircut

1. Noun. The act of cutting of the hair, often done professionally by a barber, hair stylist, or beautician. ¹

2. Noun. The way hair is cut. ¹

3. Noun. (legal) In a bankruptcy proceeding, the proportional reduction in the debt that will be paid to each creditor, based on an evaluation of the total debt owed and the total assets of the debtor. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Haircut

1. a cutting of the hair [n -S]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Haircut

Literary usage of Haircut

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Tanglefoot, an (Almost)) True Story of Civil Wars and Cities by Richard Connelly Miller (2005)
"The tall mirror made us both laugh, for in it, thanks to her haircut, we saw a boy in girl's clothes, a closet sissy. Swiftly, she stitched some lace onto ..."

2. Atlantic Classics by The Atlantic Monthly (1918)
"When the man is older the barber will sometimes allow him to see the haircut, cleverly reflected in two mirrors; but not one man in a thousand — nay, ..."

3. The Chief Elizabethan Dramatists, Excluding Shakespeare by William Allan Neilson (1911)
"Master haircut, madam, Cel. Let him discourse a little with Sir William. ... What is this gentleman, Master haircut, madam ? I note him very gallant, ..."

4. U.s. Army's Transition to the All-volunteer Force, 1868-1974 by Robert K. Griffith, Robert K. Griffith, Jr., John Wyndham (FRW) Mountcastle (1997)
"he scrawled across the message slip.20 The haircut issue in many ways typified the problem of change in the Army at the unit level. ..."

5. Mechanically Inclined: Building Grammar, Usage, and Style Into Writer's Workshop by Jeff Anderson (2005)
"Student Error It was time to get my haircut bangs over my eyes flopping back down every time I brush it back. Behind the Error At first glance, ..."

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