flattop

English

noun
Definitions
  • (US) A short haircut in which the hair is brushed straight up then cut flat across the top.
  • (US) An aircraft carrier.
  • (musical instrument) A type of stringed instrument, most often an acoustic guitar, with a flat top (as opposed to an archtop), with strings held in place with pins, and with a complex system of bracing struts on the top.

Etymology

Compound from English flat (apartment, dwelling, flatten, make flat) + English top.

Origin

English

top

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