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The act of scissoring the tresses.

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Usage examples (37)
  • Frank Churchill's quick excursion for a "haircut" is quite obviously beyond the limits of realistic constraint.
  • Her haircut is just now starting to grow a little.
  • By the way, the 2nd picture of her new haircut is lovely.
  • That first haircut is so traumatic, at least for my boys.
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  • I will get a "haircut" (the shaping of the hair by cutting it) before I fix my "haricot" (a kind of lamb stew) for my dinner.
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