roached
roached adjective: having a style of trimming a horse's mane so that the hair stands straight up from the neck, similar to the natural growth pattern of a zebra's mane, or a mohawk haircut on a human. Also the simple past and past participle of roach.
Adjective
roached (not comparable)
- Having a style of trimming a horse's mane so that the hair stands straight up from the neck, similar to the natural growth pattern of a zebra's mane, or a mohawk haircut on a human.
- Of hair: cut or styled in such a way that it stands straight up.
- Andrew Jackson, with that long head of his and that unroached forelock, looked a good deal like a neglected horse in the face.1916 March 25, Irvin S. Cobb, “"Unaccustomed as I am—"”, in Saturday Evening Post
- Riley Caldwell, the young printer, rushed past her out of the shop, his roached hair like an Algonquin's standing high above his narrow forehead,1921, George Washington Ogden, Trail's End
Also used as
roached is also the simple past and past participle of roach.
Origin of roached
From the noun roach (“curve, edge of a sail”).
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Questions about roached
- What does roached mean?
- Roached means having a style of trimming a horse's mane so that the hair stands straight up from the neck, similar to the natural growth pattern of a zebra's mane, or a mohawk haircut on a human.
- What part of speech is roached?
- Roached is an adjective.
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