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Chonmage. A 19th-century samurai with a chonmage. The chonmage (丁髷) is a type of traditional Japanese topknot haircut worn by men. It is most commonly associated with the Edo period (1603–1868) and samurai, and in recent times with sumo wrestlers. It was originally a method of using hair to hold a samurai kabuto helmet steady atop the ...
Topknot may refer to: A hairstyle or haircut, historically prevalent in Asia: Chonmage, a traditional Japanese haircut worn by men. Sangtu ( 상투 ), a Korean topknot. Touji (頭髻), a traditional Chinese hairstyle which involves tying all hair into a bun, worn from earliest times up to the end of the Ming Dynasty and still worn by Taoist ...
The Ushnisha is the thirty-second of the 32 major marks of the Buddha. The thirty-second of these is that the Buddha has a fleshy or cranial protuberance at the top of his head. Later sets elaborate that this is covered with hairs that curl in the direction of the sun. Later on a second definition of Ushnisha was added, which was a flame that ...
Shikha. (hairstyle) Hindu male (left) wearing his hair in a shikha. A shikha ( Sanskrit: शिखा, romanized : śikhā) is a tuft of hair kept at the back of the head by a Hindu following tonsure. [1] Though traditionally considered to be an essential mark of a Hindu, [2] today it is primarily worn among Brahmins, especially those serving ...
Amateur sumo, consisting of bouts between non-professionals, ex-professionals, or people otherwise ineligible to compete professionally such as women and minors. Includes individual and team competition at the international level. Ankogata (アンコ型) In sumo slang, a wrestler with a big belly. Opposite of soppugata.
Pukao are cylindrical in shape, with a dent on the underside to fit on the head of the moai and a boss or knot on top. They fit onto the moai in such a way that the pukao protrudes forwards. Their size varies in proportion to the moai they were on, but they can be from 6 to 10 feet (1.8 to 3.0 metres) in diameter. [1]
Zeugopterus punctatus, the common topknot, is a species of left eyed flatfish in the family Scophthalmidae, from the eastern Atlantic Ocean. Description [ edit ] Zeugopterus punctatus is a small left-sided flatfish that is almost completely round in shape, with a broad body relative to its length.
Hints About Today's NYT Connections Categories on Tuesday, June 25. 1. When you fill someone in on something. 2. Separate. 3. They all have the same letter somewhere in the word. 4. Way to win.