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Castle bob

Castle bob noun: a women's hairstyle of the 1920s, with the hair cut to medium-short length with a fringe at the front.

Noun

Castle bob (plural Castle bobs)

  1. A women's hairstyle of the 1920s, with the hair cut to medium-short length with a fringe at the front.
    • Gretchen was from Texas, blue-eyed, and her blond hair was cut like Caresse's, in a Castle bob, short, with bangs.1976, Geoffrey Wolff, Black Sun, New York Review of Books, published 2003, page 156

Forms of Castle bob

pluralCastle bobs

Origin of Castle bob

Named for Irene Castle (1893–1969), American dancer and actress, who popularised it.

Questions about Castle bob

What does Castle bob mean?
Castle bob means a women's hairstyle of the 1920s, with the hair cut to medium-short length with a fringe at the front.
What part of speech is Castle bob?
Castle bob is a noun.
What is the plural of Castle bob?
The plural of Castle bob is Castle bobs.

Words near Castle bob in the dictionary

  1. castizo
  2. castizos
  3. castle
  4. Castle Acre
  5. Castle Ashby
  6. Castle bob
  7. Castle bobs
  8. Castle Bolton
  9. Castle Bromwich
  10. Castle Bytham
  11. Castle Caereinion

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