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Polish plait (Latin: Plica polonica, Polish: Kołtun polski or plika, Kołtun in Polish meaning matted), less commonly known in English as plica or trichoma, is a particular formation of hair. This term can refer to either a hairstyle or a medical condition, depending on context.
The Polish plait can vary between one large plait and multiple plaits that resemble dreadlocks. [25] Polish plaits according to historical records were often infested with lice. It was believed that not washing and combing the hair would protect a person from diseases. This folk belief was sometimes common in Eastern Europe. [26]
The belief probably originated as an explanation to the Polish plait phenomenon, a hair disease. Even trees were thought to be ridden by the mare, resulting in branches being entangled. [ 23 ] The undersized, twisted pine-trees growing on coastal rocks and on wet grounds are known in Sweden as martallar ('mare-pines') or in German as Alptraum ...
Braids (also referred to as plaits) are a complex hairstyle formed by interlacing three or more strands of hair. [1] Braiding has never been specific to any one part of the world, ethnic type or culture, but has been used to style and ornament human and animal hair for thousands of years world-wide [ 2 ] in various cultures around the world.
A Polish plait (Koltun in Polish, meaning "Knot", but often referred to in English as an "Elf-Lock") is a lock of matted hair similar to a dreadlock. Due to a scalp disease ( Plica polonica ), King Christian IV of Denmark (1577–1648) had a Polish plait hanging from the left side of his head, which in an engraved portrait in the Royal ...
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The resulting Polish plait is thus called Jüdenzopf (Jew plait) or Güttichen Zopf (Gütel plait). [15] From this activity of knotting hair together, in Upper Saxony the Gütel is also known as Haargütel in Standard German and Hoorgitel in dialect. [16] Both terms mean "hair Gütel".