Stubble

Stubble
Facial stubble.

Stubble is the regrowth of shaven hair, when it is short and has a rough, abrasive texture.

Facial

During the 1980s, facial stubble on men became fashionable, partly due to being popularized by the singer George Michael, as well as Miami Vice.[1] This was also known as designer stubble and was groomed, shaped, and maintained as a regular beard. Electric clippers can be used to maintain stubble on the face as a men's fashion style. Companies such as Wahl and Philips manufacture trimmers that are designed to maintain facial stubble. Removing the guard from most trimmers will give the user a stubbly look.

Stubble close-up.

The term five o'clock shadow refers to beard stubble that is visible late in the day on men who have shaved their faces that morning. The term can also refer to a visible stubble of underarm hair regrowth on men or women who shaved their armpits that morning.

References

  1. ^ "Designer stubble". http://www.phrases.org.uk/meanings/designer-stubble.html. Retrieved 14 July 2011. 
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  • Stubble — Stub ble, n. [OE. stobil, stoble, OF. estouble, estuble, F. [ e]tuele, LL. stupla, stupula, L. stipula stubble, stalk; cf. D. & G. stopped, OHG. stupfila. Cf. {Stipule}.] The stumps of wheat, rye, barley, oats, or buckwheat, left in the ground;… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • stubble — c.1300, stumps of grain stalks left in the ground after reaping, from O.Fr. estuble stubble (Fr. éteule), from L. stupla, reduced form of stipula stalk, straw; related to stipes trunk, stick. Applied from c.1600 to bristles on a man s unshaven… …   Etymology dictionary

  • stubble — [stub′əl] n. [ME stobil < OFr estouble, stuble < VL stupula, for L stipula, stalk, stem: see STIPULE] 1. the short stumps of grain, corn, etc., collectively, left standing after harvesting 2. any short, bristly growth suggestive of this [a… …   English World dictionary

  • stubble — ► NOUN 1) the cut stalks of cereal plants left in the ground after harvesting. 2) short, stiff hairs growing on a man s face when he has not shaved for a while. DERIVATIVES stubbly adjective. ORIGIN Old French stuble, from Latin stipula straw …   English terms dictionary

  • stubble — [[t]stʌ̱b(ə)l[/t]] 1) N UNCOUNT Stubble is the short stalks which are left standing in fields after corn or wheat has been cut. The stubble was burning in the fields. 2) N UNCOUNT The very short hairs on a man s face when he has not shaved… …   English dictionary

  • Stubble — Gène de la drosophile La drosophile Drosophila melanogaster est un animal modèle de la génétique. Sa petite taille, son taux de reproduction ainsi que son cycle de vie court permettent d en faire facilement l élevage dans de simples bocaux à… …   Wikipédia en Français

  • stubble — noun (U) 1 short stiff hairs that grow on a man s face if he does not shave 1 (1): designer stubble (=stubble that a man has to look fashionable) 2 short stiff pieces left in the fields after wheat, corn etc has been cut stubbly adjective …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • stubble — noun Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English stuble, from Anglo French estuble, from Latin stupula stalk, straw, alteration of stipula more at stipule Date: 14th century 1. the basal part of herbaceous plants and especially cereal… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • stubble — noun Stubble is used after these nouns: ↑beard, ↑designer …   Collocations dictionary

  • stubble —    see take a turn in the stubble …   How not to say what you mean: A dictionary of euphemisms

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