Brush cut
A brush cut is a type of haircut in which the hair on the top of the head is cut short in every dimension.[1] The top and the upper portion of the back and sides are cut the same length, generally between 1⁄4 and 1⁄2 inch (6 and 13 mm), following the contour of the head. The hair below the upper portion of the sides and back of the head is tapered short or semi-short with a clipper, in the same manner as a crew cut.[1][2] A variant form may have a slight graduation of the top hair longer from back to front or a quickly graduated bit of hair at the front hairline to achieve a little flip up of the hair at the forehead.[1] A brush that is cut at less than 1⁄4 inch on top may be referred to as a burr.[3] A brush that is cut at 1⁄4 inch or longer on top, and especially one that shows natural curl, depending on length, may be referred to as a short brush cut or brush cut.[4][1][5] Brush cuts are traditionally groomed with hair control wax, commonly referred to as brush wax.
Culture
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Brush cuts are commonly used in various militaries, either as form of social conformity to the military or as a hygienic measure. Conversely many punk cultures and movements have likewise adopted brush haircuts as a form of personal identity and of rebellion.[6]
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See also
[edit]- List of hairstyles
- Buzz cut
- Crew cut
- High and tight
- Ivy League
- Flattop
- Mohawk hairstyle, used by the Filthy Thirteen
- Regular haircut
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d Trusty 1971, p. 113.
- ^ Thorpe 1967, p. 135.
- ^ Sherrow 2006, p. 101.
- ^ Trusty 1971, p. 107.
- ^ Trusty 1971, p. 116.
- ^ Donovan, Johanne Edwina (January 1, 2014). ""Hardcore makes me sick" truth, youth and unity in Australian hardcore punk subculture" – via ses.library.usyd.edu.au.
Bibliography
[edit]- Sherrow, Victoria (2006). Encyclopedia of hair. Greenwood Press.
- Thorpe, S.C. (1967). Practice and Science of Standard Barbering. Milady Publishing Corporation.
- Trusty, L. Sherman (1971). The Art and Science of Barbering. Wolfer Printing Co.
External links
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Media related to Brush cut at Wikimedia Commons- Butch Cut High School Football Player, Lawrence, Kansas, 1960
- Butch Cut High School Football Player, Lawrence, Kansas, 1960
- Butch Cut High School Football Player, Lawrence, Kansas, 1960
- Butch Cut Central High School Student, Little Rock, Arkansas, 1958
- Butch Cut Track and Field Athlete, Summer Olympics, Rome, Italy, 1960
The dictionary definition of brush cut at Wiktionary
