I. Head and Hair
1. blond(e) ()
2. braid (plait [ ])
3. brunette [ ]
4. curl
5. hair
(In the meaning , the noun hair does not take the plural form),
e. g. Her hair is long.
auburn hair -
e. g. She was a tall, auburn-haired girl.
(Instead of saying "His hair is auburn, black, etc." the compound adjectives: auburn-haired, black-haired, etc. , , . . are often used. Compound adjectives of this type are used extensively in the English language.)
banged hair ,
black hair
bobbed hair
braid (plait) one's hair
brush one's hair ()
. g. His hair was brushed back from his forehead.
close-cut (close-cropped) hair -
comb one's hair ()
crisp hair
curled hair ()
curly hair
cut somebody's hair (-)
. g. She wanted to have her hair cut short.
dark hair
dishevelled hair
do one's hair ,
do one's hair in a knot
e. g. Her lovely hair was done in a knot at the back of her head.
dye one's hair
dyed hair
fair hair
golden hair
gray (grey) hair
grizzling (grizzled) hair
e. g. His hair and beard were slightly grizzled.
grow one's hair
have one's hair cut ( )
jet-black hair
long hair
lose one's hair (go bald)
luxuriant [ ] hair
mop of hair
e. g. A mop of jet-black hair.
part one's hair (in the middle, on one side) (, )
. g. The man wore his hair parted in the middle.
red hair (red-haired, red-headed) ()
reddish hair
roots of one's hair
e. g. She blushed to the roots of her hair.
rumpled (tousled) hair
sandy hair
set one's hair
e. g. You must have your hair cut and set.
short hair
silky hair
silvery (silver) hair
sleek (smooth) hair
straight hair
strand of hair
thick hair
thin (scanty) hair
e. g. The man was small and slight, with scanty black hair.
trim one's hair
e. g. I have my hair trimmed twice a month.
tuft of hair
wash (shampoo) [ ] one's hair
e. g. Do you want your hair shampooed and set?
waved hair ()
wave one's hair (have one's hair waved)
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wavy hair
wear one's hair long (short, braided) ( , )
. g. The girl said she was not going to wear her hair braided any more.
white hair
wisp of hair
6. haircut , ()
7. hairstyle (hairdo, way of doing one's hair; Am. haircomb) ()
8. head
back of the head
e. g. She complained of a sharp pain in the back of her head.
bald-headed (bald) [ ]
big head
bullet [ ] (round) head
small head
square head
top of the head
e. g. He was already bald on the top of his head.
9. lock ,
10. neck
slender neck ()
thick neck (thick-necked) ( )
11. parting
parting in the middle
parting on one side
12. pigtail
13. temple
e. g. The veins in his temples were swollen and blue.
