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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]
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 ...
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.
That plaits the manes of horses in the night And bakes the elflocks in foul sluttish hairs, Which once untangled, much misfortune bodes." Therefore, the appellation of elf lock or fairy lock could be attributed to any various tangles and knots of unknown origins appearing in the manes of beasts or hair of sleeping children.
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Kovtun (Ukrainian: Ковтун) is a Ukrainian gender-neutral surname derived from the Slavic word for the hair appearance called Polish plait, as a nickname for a person with unkempt hair, "mophead". The Polish form of the surname is Kołtun; the difference is due to the linguistic phenomenon of L-vocalization.
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 ...