windblown

windblown
/wind"blohn'/, adj.
1. blown by the wind: windblown hair.
2. (of trees) growing in a certain shape because of strong prevailing winds.
3. (of a hair style) bobbed short, with the ends combed toward the forehead.
[1585-95; WIND1 + BLOWN1]

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