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Boys' hair could not cover the nape of their necks, while girls with long hair had to tie it up.
From BBC • Mar. 7, 2025
Her long tresses are twisted in an easy crown, flowing from the crest of her forehead to the nape of her neck and signaling her noble status.
From Salon • Nov. 26, 2024
The hair at the nape of the neck, which is typically shorter, kinkier and considered more difficult to style.
From Seattle Times • May 27, 2023
As Jessica Eldridge skies for a resounding block, gravity suspends her pink-tinted hair for just a moment, revealing a “7” tattooed on her nape.
From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 5, 2022
He would remember how rigorously her hair had been woven into a black knot against the nape of her neck.
From "Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel" by David Guterson
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