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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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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Adj.1.backswept - used of hairbackswept - used of hair        
sweptback
backward - directed or facing toward the back or rear; "a backward view"
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