Descriptionary

vandyke a short, pointed beard usually worn with­out sideburns.

Hairstyles

abstract a geometrical haircut in which one side is cut shorter than the other.

Afro kinky, puffed out hair, popular in the 1960s.

Afro puffs puffs of Afro-styled hair over each ear.

American Indian a style worn very long and straight and parted in the middle, sometimes worn in ponytails or braids.

bangs a fringe of hair worn over the forehead.

Beatle cut a bowl-like cut with sideburns, popular­ized by the Beatles in the early 1960s.

beehive a woman's high domelike hairstyle, remi­niscent of a beehive, popular from late 1950s to mid- 1960s.

bob a woman's short haircut, worn with or without bangs.

bouffant a style that is full and puffed out in an exag­gerated fashion and held in place by lots of hairspray.

boyish bob a woman's very short haircut shingled in the back.

braids plaited hair worn down the back, over the shoulder or wound around the head.

bun a tight roll of hair held neatly at the crown of the head or the nape of the neck.

chignon a knot or roll of hair twisted into a circle or figure eight at the back of the head.

china doll short, straight hair having bangs in the front, a traditional Chinese cut.

classic pull-back long hair pulled back and tied with a ribbon or worn with a barrette.

Cleopatra hair worn long and straight down the sides, inspired by Cleopatra.

coif another word for a hairstyle.

corkscrew curls elongated curls resembling cork­screws, worn dangling at the sides.

cornrows hair braided into neat rows close to the head, a primarily black hairstyle.

crew cut a flattop, buzzcut.

dreadlocks see Rastafarian dreadlocks.

ducktail a 1950s haircut in which the hair at the back of the head is combed to a point to resemble a duck's tail, worn by both sexes.

earmuffs a style parted in the middle with braids wound in circles about the ears.

elflocks matted or tangled hair.

empire cone a style in which the hair is pulled back smoothly through a conelike ornament and worn as a ponytail from the top of the head. The cone can also be wound with braids.

feather cut a woman's layered, slightly curled bob, popular in the 1960s and early 1970s.

fishbone braid a braid worn down the center of the back and resembling the spine of a fish. Also known as a French braid.

flattop crew cut.

flip a woman's style with ends forming a curl, worn with bangs.

French braid see fishbone braid.

French roll/twist a style in which the hair is pulled back and twisted into a roll or knot.

gar^onne a woman's bob, worn by flappers in the 1920s.

Gibson girl a woman's puffy pompadour, popular early in the 20th century.

layered cut any style in which the hair is cut in graduated lengths around the head.

lion's tail a long piece of hair allowed to grow long down the back and tied with a cord to resemble a switch.

Mandinko the combination Mohawk, beard, mus­tache, and sideburns worn by Mr. T on television.

Mohawk a punk style in which all of the head is shaved except an upstanding brush 2 to 6 inches in height down the center of the head from front to back, inspired by the Mohawk Indians.

pageboy straight shoulder length or shorter hair having ends that are turned up, worn with bangs.

pigtails braids worn dangling on both sides of the head, popular with little girls.

pixie a short, layered style cut and combed to points around the face and forehead.

pompadour a woman's style in which the hair is swept up high from the forehead. Also, a man's style (popular in the 1950s) in which the hair is swept up high with no part from the forehead.

poodle cut short, curly hair, reminiscent of a poo­dle's coat.

porcupine a punk haircut characterized by long strands made to stiffen and stand up on the center of the head by mousse or gel.

punk any Mohawk, porcupine, dyed, shaved, sculpted, or spiked hair.

queue one long braid extending down the back.

Rastafarian dreadlocks a Jamaican style in which the head is covered with tight, dangling braids, shoul­der length or longer.

Sassoon a woman's short, straight, skullcap-like cut with bangs and angled sides whose ends are turned under.

sculptured hair moussed or gelled and arranged in various designs. Also, hair having shaved-in designs, logos, and such like.

shag a long, shaggy bob with bangs.

shingle a tapering of the hair at the back of the head or neck.

spikes moussed or gelled hair formed into long spikes and often dyed.

topknot hair tied into a knot at the crown of the head.

Veronica Lake a woman's style with long hair parted to one side and partially covering one eye, popularized by actress Veronica Lake in the 1940s and revived in the 1960s.