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A ponytail

A ponytail is a hairstyle in which most or all of the hair on the head is pulled away from the face, gathered and secured at the back of the head with a hair tie, clip or similar device, and allowed to hang freely from that point. It gets its name from its resemblance to the undocked tail of a horse or pony. Ponytails are most commonly gathered at the middle of the back of the head, or the base of the neck. Depending on fashions, they may also be worn at the side of the head (over one ear), or on the very top of the head (allowing the hair to fall down the back or one side of the head). Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (300x767, 55 KB) Blonde Pony tail Photographer: katehutson Source: http://www. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (300x767, 55 KB) Blonde Pony tail Photographer: katehutson Source: http://www. ... Street haircut in Harbin, China For humans, haircut, hairstyle, or hairdo normally describe cutting or styling head hair. ... For the film, see Hair (film). ... Docking is used as a term for the intentional removal of part of an animals tail or ears. ... Binomial name Equus caballus Linnaeus, 1758 The horse (Equus caballus, sometimes seen as a subspecies of the Wild Horse, Equus ferus caballus) is a large odd-toed ungulate mammal, one of ten modern species of the genus Equus. ...


If the hair is divided so that it hangs in two sections they are bunches or pigtails, and if it is plaited, it is called a braid or plait rather than a ponytail. It is common for those who wear tight ponytails to experience Traction alopecia, or baldness. Pigtails is a hairstyle: long hair is parted in the middle and tied on the sides, often curled into ringlets. ... A braid Step by step creation of a basic braid using three strings To braid is to interweave or twine three or more separate strands of one or more materials in a diagonally overlapping pattern. ... A plait is a knot usually tied from multiple lines and exhibiting a repeating pattern, often a braid and often referring to hair. ... A form of Alopecia (gradual hair loss) caused primarily by pulling force being applied to the hair. ...

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Ponytails on women

Women (as opposed to girls) of the Georgian period, and up until the 20th century, would never have been seen outside of the boudoir with their hair in such an informal style as a ponytail. This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ...

Detail from an 18th century engraving showing a girl (left) with a ponytail

Today, women commonly wear their hair in ponytails in informal or office situations (they are likely to choose a more elaborate style for a formal occasion). It is a practical choice as it keeps hair out of the eyes. They are also popular with school-aged girls, partly because flowing hair is often associated with youth, and also because of its simplicity. A young girl is likely to be able to retie her own hair after a sports class for example. Image File history File links Description: Detail from an 18th century woodcut called Women at the Quern Source: Thomas Pennants A Tour in Scotland Date: written in 1772 Author: Book by Thomas Pennant, author of woodcut unknown Permission: the artist died more than 70 years ago Other versions of... Image File history File links Description: Detail from an 18th century woodcut called Women at the Quern Source: Thomas Pennants A Tour in Scotland Date: written in 1772 Author: Book by Thomas Pennant, author of woodcut unknown Permission: the artist died more than 70 years ago Other versions of...


Women donating their hair to charity often have their ponytail cut off as the first step in their haircut. Once the bulk of the hair is shorn off with scissors, the uneven remains can be scissored into the desired style or shaved. Organizations such as Locks of Love then process the cut ponytail. Locks of Love is a non-profit charity based in the United States. ...


The band which wraps around the hair to create the ponytail is also often referred to as a ponytail itself.


Practicality

Ponytails are required for long-haired sportspeople to avoid their long hair being used as a whip against opponents, being used for pulling by opponents or obscuring their own vision. This is particularly usual for women participating in gymnastics, figure skating, dancing, etc. Gymnastics is a sport involving the performance of sequences of movements requiring physical strength, flexibility, balance, endurance, and kinesthetic awareness, such as handsprings, handstands, split leaps, aerials and cartwheels. ... Figure skating is an ice skating sporting event where individuals, mixed couples, or groups perform spins, jumps, and other moves on the ice, often to music. ... A contemporary dancer rehearsing in a dance studio Dance generally refers to human movement either used as a form of expression or presented in a social, spiritual or performance setting. ...


As a men's hairstyle

Ponytails are more common on women than men, due in no small part to the fact that women usually wear their hair longer than men. However, in the late 1980s, a short ponytail was seen as an edgy, "in-your-face" look for men who wanted to stand out from the crowd, but keep their hair flat and functional (cf mullet). Steven Seagal's ponytail in "Marked for Death" is an example of such. A mullet is a hairstyle that is short in the front, top, and sides, but long in the back. ... Steven Seagal (born April 10, 1952), is an American action movie actor, producer, writer, director, singer-songwriter, and activist. ... Marked for Death is a 1990 action film directed by Dwight H. Little. ...


Since the 1960s long hair has been a major fashion trend for young men and teens in the United States.

This adolescent boy sports a ponytail.

Men who wear their hair long, or sometimes in mullets, frequently tie it back into a ponytail, but avoid the top- or side-of-the-head variants. Image File history File linksMetadata Size of this preview: 410 × 599 pixelsFull resolution (996 × 1455 pixel, file size: 332 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) A boy sporting a long ponytail. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Size of this preview: 410 × 599 pixelsFull resolution (996 × 1455 pixel, file size: 332 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) A boy sporting a long ponytail. ... A separate article is about the punk band called The Adolescents. ... A mullet is a hairstyle that is short in the front, top, and sides, but long in the back. ...


In the second half of the 18th century, most men in Europe and North America wore their hair long and tied back into what we would now describe as a ponytail, although it was sometimes gathered into a silk bag rather than allowed to hang freely. At that time, it was commonly known by the French word for "tail", queue. It was a mandatory hairstyle for men in all European armies until the early 1800s, after most civilians had stopped wearing queues. The British Army was the first to dispense with it, and by the end of the Napoleonic Wars most armies had changed their regulations to make short hair compulsory. This however was not prominent in some of the more statial war eras such as World War II, where it was commonplace to find long hair among some british troops (length of hair was sometimes a distinguishment of regiments). World map showing the location of Europe. ... World map showing North America A satellite composite image of North America. ... The British Army is the land armed forces branch of the British Armed Forces. ... Combatants Austria[1] Portugal Prussia[1] Russia[2] Spain[3] Sweden United Kingdom[4] Ottoman Empire[5] Holy Roman Empire[6] French Empire Holland Kingdom of Italy Kingdom of Naples Duchy of Warsaw Bavaria[7] Saxony[8] Denmark [9] Commanders Archduke Charles Prince Schwarzenberg Karl Mack von Leiberich Gebhard von...


"Queue" was also the word used to refer to the waist-length pigtail which the ruling Manchus made Han Chinese men wear during the Qing Dynasty in China. Actor Jet Li wearing the Imperial Queue hairstyle in a movie The queue (or cue) was a specific hairstyle worn by the Manchus of central Manchuria and later the Chinese, in China. ... Pigtails is a hairstyle: long hair is parted in the middle and tied on the sides, often curled into ringlets. ... The Manchu (Manchu: Manju; Simplified Chinese: ; Traditional Chinese: ; pinyin: , Mongolian: Манж) are a Tungusic people who originated in Manchuria (todays Northeast China). ... Languages Chinese languages Religions Predominantly Taoism, Mahayana Buddhism, traditional Chinese religions, and atheism. ... The Qing Dynasty (Chinese: ; Hanyu Pinyin: ; Wade-Giles: Ching chao; Manchu: daicing gurun; Mongolian: Манж Чин), occasionally known as the Manchu Dynasty, was the ruling Chinese Dynasties. ...


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Ponytail - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (456 words)
A ponytail is a hairstyle in which most or all of the hair on the head is pulled away from the face, gathered and secured at the back of the head with a hair tie, clip or similar device, and allowed to hang freely from that point.
Ponytails are most commonly gathered at the middle of the back of the head, or the base of the neck.
Ponytails are more common on women than men, due in no small part to the fact that more women wear their hair long than men.
Ponytail - definition of Ponytail in Encyclopedia (428 words)
A ponytail is a hairstyle in which most or all of the hair on the head is pulled away from the face, gathered and caught back with a hair tie, clip or similar device, and allowed to hang freely from that point.
Men with long hair, or mullets, frequently tie it back into a ponytail, but avoid the top- or side-of-the-head varients.
Today, women in their twenties commonly wear their hair in ponytails in informal or office situations (they are likely to choose a more elaborate style for a formal occasion).
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