backswept en · ADJ
Etymology
From back + swept.
Meanings
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Swept back.
“I love to be backstage and in the background,” she said as she slicked a dab of pomade into the model’s backswept hair.
2009 February 19, Ruth La Ferla, “Sculpturing Strands”, in New York Times:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| more backswept | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| most backswept | Degree=Sup | lexicographic |