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Afro bushy and frizzy dreadlocks Long twisted locks, typically worn by Rastafarian men

bangs fringe cut straight across the forehead ducktail Hair backswept at the sides with a high tuft and a curl at the back,
resembling a duck’s tail popular among young men in the 1950s

beehive piled up by backcombing Eton crop/shingle Cropped short in the manner of a schoolboy, popular with women in
the 1920s

bob Short even cut all around the head French pleat / Cylindrical roll gathered at the back
French roll

chignon Long hair rolled into a knot or bun at the marcel wave Regular, tight waves set close to the head
back

cornrows Tight parallel braids set close to the head, Mohawk/Mohican Spiky sweep of hair down the center of an otherwise shaved head
popular with African and Afro-American
women

crew cut / en brosse Cut short and standing stiffly upright pageboy Straight hair with the ends curled gently inward, typically shoulder-
length

crimps Tight curls or waves pouf Piled high in rolled puffs, as worn by women in the 18th century
 GLOSSARY
bushy /ˈbʊʃ.i/ adj
describes hair or fur that is very thick
a squirrel's bushy tail
bushy eyebrows

frizzy /ˈfrɪz.i/ adj

(of hair) very curly and not smooth or shiny
My hair goes all frizzy if it gets rained on.

fringe ( HAIR ) /frɪnd ʒ/ noun [C]

UK (US bangs) an area of hair hanging over the forehead (= part of the face above the
eyes) that is cut shorter than the rest of the hair
a short fringe

fringe ( HAIR ) /frɪnd ʒ/ noun [C]

UK (US bangs) an area of hair hanging over the forehead (= part of the face above the
eyes) that is cut shorter than the rest of the hair
a short fringe

backcomb /ˈbæk.kəʊm/ /-koʊm/ verb [T] UK (US tease)

to hold your hair away from your head and brush it towards your head with a comb, in
order to make it look thicker

bob noun ( HAIRSTYLE ) /bɒb/ /bɑːb/ n

[C] (plural bobs) a women's hairstyle with the hair cut to neck length all around the head
I've had/worn my hair in a bob for ages.

bouffant adjective /ˈbuː.fɒ̃ŋ  / /-fɑːnt/ adj

describes a hairstyle in which the hair is arranged in a high rounded shape

chignon noun /ˈʃiː.njɒ/ /-njɑːn/ n [C]

a woman's hairstyle where the hair is arranged in a knot or roll at the back of her head

cornrow noun /ˈkɔːn.rəʊ/ /ˈkɔːrn.roʊ/ n [C]

one of many strips of hair twisted together close to the head in thin rows
Tyler likes her hair in cornrows, but braiding it takes a long time.
cornrow verb v [T]: Paul cornrowed her hair.

plait noun /plæt/ n [C] (US usually braid)

a length of hair or other material which is divided into three parts which are then crossed
over each other in a special pattern
She usually wears her hair in a plait/in two plaits.

crew cut noun n [C] (also buzz cut)

a hairstyle in which the hair is cut very short
stiffly adverb ( FIRM ) /ˈstɪf.li/ adv
straight and not bending
The soldiers stood stiffly to attention.
tight adjective adverb /taɪt/ adj adv
(held or kept together) firmly or closely
I can't untie the knot - it's too tight. Hold on tight when we go round this corner.

crimp /krɪmp/ verb [T]

to press cloth, paper, etc. into small folds along its edges, or to press hair into a series of
folds using a heated device

dreadlocks /ˈdred.lɒks/ /-lɑːks/ plural noun

a hairstyle in which the hair hangs in long thick twisted pieces

twisted ( BENT ) /ˈtwɪs.tɪd/ adj

bent so that the original shape is changed or destroyed
a twisted tree trunk, a twisted ankle

lock ( HAIR ) /lɒk/ /lɑːk/ noun

[C] a small group of hairs, especially a curl
There is a lock of Napoleon's hair in the display cabinet.
locks literary = the hair on someone's head: curly locks, flowing golden locks

tuft /tʌft/ noun [C]

a number of short pieces of especially hair or grass which closely grow together or are
held together near the base
He had a few tufts of hair on his chin, but you could hardly call it a beard.

curl /kɜːl/ /kɝːl/ noun [C or U]

a piece of hair which grows or has been formed into a curving shape, or something that
is the same shape as this
tight/loose curls
Her hair fell in curls over her shoulders.

wave ( CURL HAIR ) /weɪv/ verb [I or T]

If hair waves, it curls slightly.
If she leaves her hair to dry on its own, it just waves naturally.

crop ( HAIR CUT ) /krɒp/ /krɑːp/ noun

[C] a short hair cut
She's had a very short crop.

cylindrical /sɪˈlɪn.drɪ.kəl/ adj

having the shape of a cylinder (= hollow tube)

spiky ( POINTED ) /ˈspaɪ.ki/ adj

covered with spikes or having that appearance
a spiky cactus, spiky leaves, spiky hair

pageboy ( HAIR ) /ˈpeɪdʒ.bɔɪ/ noun [C]

a hairstyle, mainly for women, in which the hair is straight and quite short and turns
under at the ends
quiff /kwɪf/ noun [C] UK (US pompadour)
a hairstyle, worn usually by men, in which the hair at the front of the head is brushed up

pad ( MATERIAL ) /pæd/ noun [C]

a piece of soft thick cloth or rubber which is used to protect a part of the body, give
shape to something or clean something
In the 1980s, shoulder pads were very fashionable in women's clothes.
She wiped her eye make-up off with a cotton wool pad.

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