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Glossary entry

English term or phrase:

cues

English answer:

braids

Added to glossary by S.J
Oct 13, 2021 16:23
2 yrs ago
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English term

cues

Non-PRO English Other General / Conversation / Greetings / Letters cues
My very first encounter with the Chinese in Australian history were sketches in a Chinese museum of these Chinese men having their cues cut off.

Thanks in advance,
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3 +5 braids
4 queues

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braids

Hair at the top of the scalp was grown long and often braided.

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Note added at 32 mins (2021-10-13 16:56:02 GMT)
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Reference:

https://www.google.com/search?q=what+were+chinese+cues&client=safari&channel=iphone_bm&ei=lQ5nYb_jMbHqxgH_2JvAAw&oq=what+were+chinese+cues&g

Note from asker:
Thank you.
Peer comment(s):
agree Althea Draper : Yes, this reference refers to Australia specifically - https://www.theworldofchinese.com/2019/07/hairy-history/
3 mins
Thank you Althea
agree Ruth Hill
30 mins
Thanks Ruth
agree philgoddard : I've never seen the word used that way before.
3 hrs
Thanks Phil.
agree Tony M : Pigtails, as we used to call them; Phil, this is just the US spelling of the FR word "queue". 'Queue' is just the FR word for a 'tail'; cf pigtail / pony tail
15 hrs
Thank you Tony. I thought of using “pigtail”, but recalled that the plural form was more common. I suppose queue/cue because of the lining of knots.
agree Yvonne Gallagher : yes AKA "pigtail(s) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Queue_(hairstyle)
17 hrs
Thanks Yvonne
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer. Comment: "Thank you."
9 hrs

queues

Cues or queues were part of a hairstyle. Braids works too.
Reference:

http://https://boowiki.info/art/coupes-de-cheveux/coda-coiffure.html

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