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The name is a portmanteau of faux, the French word for false or fake, and 'mohawk'. Flattop: A type of crew cut where the hair on the top of the head is cut as a flat plane giving a levelled 'flat-topped' look. French Crop A haircut which is short at the sides and back, and medium length at the crown, worn with a fringe. [2] Frosted tips
à la short for (ellipsis of) à la manière de; in the manner of/in the style of [1]à la carte lit. "on the card, i.e. menu"; In restaurants it refers to ordering individual dishes "à la carte" rather than a fixed-price meal "menu".
The etymology of the word "quiff" is uncertain, several proposals have been suggested for its origin. [citation needed] It may owe its origin to the French word coiffe, which can mean either a hairstyle or, going further back, the mail that knights wore over their heads and under their helmets.
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The primary feature of the pompadour hairstyle is a large volume of hair swept upwards from the forehead Hair in this style was an essential part of the "Gibson Girl" look in the 1890s. The pompadour is a hairstyle named after Madame de Pompadour (1721–1764), a mistress of King Louis XV of France. [1]
Hair on the top of the head was often raised by backcombing or "teasing" it with a comb to create a pile of tangled, loosely knotted hair on the top and upper sides of the head. Then, unteased hair from the front of the head was lightly combed over the pile to give a smooth, sleek look, and the ends of the outer hair might be combed, cut ...
A very common style had a single stiff curl running round the head at the end of the hair. By the late 18th century the natural hair was often powdered to achieve the impression of a short wig, tied into a small tail or "queue" behind (George III). Short hair for fashionable men was a product of the Neoclassical movement.
A chignon (UK: / ˈ ʃ iː n j ɒ̃ /, US: / ˈ ʃ iː n j ɒ n /, French:), from the French chignon meaning a bun, is a hairstyle characterized by wrapped hair on the back of the head. In the United States and United Kingdom, it is often used as an abbreviation of the French phrase chignon du cou, signifying a low bun worn at the nape of the ...