shoulder-length

adjective

of a person's hair
: reaching the shoulders

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The only variable that was manipulated was the Black woman’s hairstyle and included four different hairstyles: straight shoulder-length hair, a big afro, a teeny-weeny afro (TWA), and braids. Janice Gassam Asare, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2025 His shoulder-length hair is gray at the roots and throughout, with hints of his natural brunette color peeking through. Michelle Lee, People.com, 8 Aug. 2025 Baptiste, tall and heavy, attempts to compensate for it with straggly shoulder-length locks; the more diminutive Jérémy gestures toward his relative youth with diamond stud earrings. Guy Lodge, Variety, 19 July 2025 Her her golden-red, shoulder-length hair was flipped up at the ends. Michelle Lee, People.com, 11 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for shoulder-length

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“Shoulder-length.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/shoulder-length. Accessed 21 Aug. 2025.

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