| 单词 | peppercorn hair |
| 释义 | > as lemmaspeppercorn hair 2. South African. figurative. Any of the tightly curled tufts in which the hair of the Khoesan people characteristically grows. Usually in plural. Also peppercorn hair. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > beautification > beautification of the person > beautification of the hair > styles of hair > [noun] > other specific styles of hair roll1538 puff1601 Tuscan-top1602 cock-up1692 turban1727 bird's nest1730 rooter1840 coxcomb1843 roach1872 flop1900 Buster Brown1904 peppercorn1910 upsweep1946 bouffant1955 beehive1960 Prince Valiant1964 blow-dry1966 Mary Stuart1966 bouffy1970 Mohawk haircut1979 Mohican1983 fauxhawk2000 1857 D. Livingstone Missionary Trav. S. Afr. 379 The Bushman and the Hottentots are exceptions,..[the hair] springs from the scalp in tufts with bare spaces between, and when the crop is short, resembles a number of black peppercorns stuck on the skin.] 1910 D. Fairbridge That which hath Been xvii. 200 In the place of hair small pepper-corns were scattered over his head. 1968 D. J. Opperman Spirit of Vine 251 Kok's face is described in minute detail as looking like ‘old biltong’ with ‘peppercorns of ash-grey hair and with little watery eyes’. 1978 A. Brink Rumours of Rain 225 A big, flabby man with an infinitely sad face... Behind him stood his Black helper, an old man with greying peppercorns. 2010 K. L. Seegers tr. D. Meyer 13 Hours i. 7 His peppercorn hair was cut short and shaved in sharp angles, goatee impeccably clipped. < as lemmas |
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