below-the-border

Updated: May 29, 2025

Black hair was pepper-salted for a finger-wide space above his ears, which were fronted by long sideburns, and black brows were straight above dark eyes. In spite of his below-the-border dress and his coloring, he was unmistakably Anglo, just as the man looping both horses’ reins to the rack was Mexican. "So, you’re still wearing your hair in good order? No trouble this trip?"

Andre Norton - Rebel Spurs