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quiff

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
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quiff /kwɪf/ noun [countable]  British EnglishDCB a part of a man’s hairstyle where the hair stands up at the front above his forehead 〔男子〕往上梳的一束额发4  See picture of 见图 HAIRSTYLE
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quiffMy favourite of these was a boy of ten or so, called Clint, with a black greasy quiff of hair.I applied a couple of generous handfuls and styled away until my quiff was cast in bronze.Where's the solid thunk of the 50p bit bouncing off old Eli Formby's quiff?They were devoted to rock and roll, they wore curious hairstyles with quiffs and DAs painstakingly greased into place.
quiff nounChinese
a where man’s part Corpus a of the hairstyle


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quiff
quiff /kwɪf/ noun [countable]
British English a part of a man’s hair style where the hair stands up at the front above his forehead


quiffBrE /kwɪf/ 🔊NAmE /kwɪf/ 🔊 noun (especially BrE) a piece of hair at the front of the head that is brushed upwards and backwards 额发(额前向后上梳的一绺头发)