eton crop
Definition
Noun: An "eton crop" is a very short, close-cropped hairstyle for women, resembling a boy's haircut. It is named after the prestigious English school Eton College, where such a style was traditionally worn by boys.
Usage Examples
- (A woman's very short hairstyle.)
- (A historical hairstyle associated with modernity.)
Advanced Usage
- "to wear an eton crop": to adopt this specific hairstyle.
- The actress decided to wear an eton crop for her new film role. (She styled her hair in this short, boyish cut.)
Variants and Related Words
- Crop (verb): to cut hair very short.
- She cropped her hair into an eton crop. (She cut her hair extremely short in that style.)
- Bob (noun): a similar but slightly longer short hairstyle for women, often with more shape.
- While a bob is chin-length, an eton crop is much shorter. (A comparison of short women's hairstyles.)
Synonyms
- Boyish haircut: a hairstyle that makes a woman look like a young man.
- Short crop: a general term for any very short haircut.
Related Idioms
- None directly associated, but the style is historically linked to the idiom "to cut one's hair short" as an act of defiance or liberation.
- She cut her hair short into an eton crop to signal her independence. (She adopted this hairstyle as a statement.)