backswept
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back·swept
(băk′swĕpt′)adj.
Swept, angled, or slanting backward: a backswept hairstyle.
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backswept
(ˈbækˌswɛpt)adj
1. slanting backwards
2. (Aeronautics) another word for sweptback
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back•swept
(ˈbækˌswɛpt)adj.
1. slanting backward or away from the front.
2. sweptback.
[1915–20]
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Adj. | 1. | backswept - used of hair backward - directed or facing toward the back or rear; "a backward view" |
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