roached
Word-form referencesroach
Adjective
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.
Usage- US usage
- not-comparable
Of hair: cut or styled in such a way that it stands straight up.
Usage- broadly
- not-comparable
- Examples
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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,