Roached
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Roached is an adjective meaning (by extension) Of hair: cut or styled in such a way that it stands straight up.
Meaning
(by extension) Of hair: cut or styled in such a way that it stands straight up.
More Meanings
- simple past and past participle of roach
- (US) 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.
Example Sentences
Andrew Jackson, with that long head of his and that unroached forelock, looked a good deal like a neglected horse in the face.
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,
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include cockroach, bug, rush, cigarette, butt, roche.
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