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wind·blown

   [wind-blohn]
adjective
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.
Origin:
1585–95; wind1 + blown1
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windblown (ˈwɪndˌbləʊn)
 
—adj
1.  blown by the wind
2.  (of a woman's hair style) cut short and combed to look as though it has been dishevelled by the wind
3.  (of trees, shrubs, etc) growing in a shape determined by the prevailing winds
4.  (NZ) (of trees) felled by the wind

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