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| chignon |
a hairstyle in which a woman's long hair is coiled, rolled, or twisted and secured at the nape of the neck or back of the head. |
| nucha |
the nape of the neck. [1/2 definitions] |
| peruke |
a wig such as those worn by men in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries, often powdered, arranged in large rolls over the ears, and tied at the nape in a ribbon; periwig. |
| pileate |
in ornithology, having a crest that extends from the base of the bill to the nape. [1/2 definitions] |
| pileum |
the top of a bird's head from the base of the bill to the nape of the neck. |
| scruff |
the back of the neck; nape. |
| snood |
a hairnet, hat, or part of a hat that is worn at the back of a woman's head, esp. at the nape of her neck. [1/3 definitions] |
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