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Iranian king wearing headband A hard plastic headband, or Alice band Baby wearing a headband. A headband or hairband [1] is a clothing accessory worn in the hair or around the forehead, usually to hold hair away from the face or eyes. Headbands generally consist of a loop of elastic material or a horseshoe-shaped piece of flexible plastic or ...
Pig's ear may refer to: Pig's ear (food) Pig's ear (pastry) Pigs Ear, Pennsylvania; Cotyledon orbiculata, a flowering succulent plant; Gomphus clavatus, an edible ...
Gomphus clavatus, commonly known as pig's ears or the violet chanterelle, is an edible species of fungus in the genus Gomphus native to Eurasia and North America. Described by Jacob Christian Schäffer in 1774, G. clavatus has had several name changes and many alternative scientific names, having been classified in the genus Cantharellus (also called chanterelles), though it is not closely ...
Sliced pig's ears. Pig's ears are a part of the soul food cuisine, which originated among African-Americans in the southern United States. "Pig's ears" is also a regional colloquial name for a boiled pastry. A dough similar to pie crust is rolled out and then cut into large circles (typically 3-inches in diameter).
Cotyledon orbiculata is an extremely variable species, one that grows to approximately 1.3 m (4.3 ft) in height. [1] It has gray-green leaves (up to 13 by 7 cm (5.1 by 2.8 in)), which naturally develop a white, powdery substance (known as farina) on their surfaces; this farina helps reflect sunlight and conserve water.
The origin of the hachimaki is uncertain, but the most common theory states that they originated as headbands used by samurai, worn underneath the kabuto to protect the wearer from cuts [1] and to absorb sweat. [2] Inspired by samurai, kamikaze pilots in World War II wore hachimaki while flying to their deaths. [3]
Typically if a registered earmark is used, it must be applied to the right ear for ewes and the left ear for female camels. The other ear of a sheep then may be used to show the year of its birth. Cattle earmarks are often a variety of knife cuts in the ear as an aid to identification, but it does not necessarily constitute proof of ownership.
Peziza phyllogena, commonly known as the common brown cup or the pig-ear cup, is a species of fungus in the family Pezizaceae. A saprobic species, the fungus produces brownish, cup-shaped fruit bodies that grow singly or in clusters on either soil or well-rotted wood. It is found in Europe, North America, and Iceland, where it fruits in the spring.