binglen.
/ˈbɪŋɡ(ə)l/ A short hairstyle for women, between a bob and a shingle.
ΘΚΠ
the mind > attention and judgement > beautification > beautification of the person > beautification of the hair > styles of hair > [noun] > layered
shingle1924
bingle1925
layer cut1964
wedge1976
1925 Punch 11 Mar. 256 This lady complains that you have—ah—completely bungled her bingle.
Derivatives
bingle v. transitive, to cut (hair) in this style.
ΘΚΠ
the mind > attention and judgement > beautification > beautification of the person > beautification of the hair > beautify (the hair) [verb (transitive)] > cut > in a specific style > in layers
shingle1857
bingle1960
layer1963
layer cut1964
1960 News Chron. 11 Oct. 8/3 Bingle it [sc. your hair] yourself.
ˈbingled adj.
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the mind > attention and judgement > beautification > beautification of the person > beautification of the hair > styles of hair > [adjective] > layered
shingled1889
bingled1925
layered1963
1925 Westm. Gaz. 13 Apr. 5/3 The shingled or bingled head is firmly established in popularity.
1927 Daily Express 2 Mar. 3/7 Of course, shingled hair goes with any of this kit, or it may be bobbed, Eton cropped, or bingled.
ˈbingling n.
ΘΚΠ
the mind > attention and judgement > beautification > beautification of the person > beautification of the hair > [noun] > cutting or shaving > cutting in a specific style
banging1877
roachinga1883
shingling1924
bingling1927
1927 W. E. Collinson Contemp. Eng. 63 Bobbing..shingling..and a combination of the two, bingling.
1959 W. Golding Free Fall xii. 228 Bobbing, bingling, Eton crops.
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