backswept

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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Thesaurus

Adj.

1.

backswept - used of hair         sweptback backward - directed or facing toward the back or rear; "a backward view"

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