back-headn.
/ˈbakˈhɛd/ 1. False hair worn at the back of the head; a chignon.
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the mind > attention and judgement > beautification > beautification of the person > beautification of the hair > practice of wearing artificial hair > [noun] > artificial hair > section or lock of
sidelock1530
lock1601
tour1674
snake1676
front1693
bull-tour1724
back-head1731
ramillies tail1782
frontlet1785
frisette1818
toupee1862
postiche1867
switch1870
pin-curl1873
scalpette1881
wig-tail1888
chichi1906
hairpiece1939
fall1943
toup1959
1731 Gentleman's Mag. 1 531 Dresses youthfully, wears back~heads.
1754 S. Richardson Hist. Sir Charles Grandison VII. 223 Her pale pink lustring and back-head.
2. The back part of the head.
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the world > life > the body > external parts of body > head > back of head > [noun]
occiputa1398
noddlea1425
puppe?a1425
hind-head1617
occipitium1650
back-head1836
1836 A. Walker Beauty in Woman 381 If the forehead be not large in proportion to the backhead.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1885; most recently modified version published online June 2018).
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