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  2. Handkerchief code - Wikipedia

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    The handkerchief code (also known as the hanky/hankie code, the bandana/bandanna code, and flagging) [1] is a system of color-coded cloth handkerchief or bandanas for non-verbally communicating one's interests in sexual activities and fetishes. The color of the handkerchief identifies a particular activity, and the pocket it is worn in (left or ...

  3. Perm (hairstyle) - Wikipedia

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    It used no machines and no heat. The hair was wrapped on rods and a reduction lotion containing ammonium thioglycolate was applied. This chemical breaks open the disulfide linkages between the polypeptide bonds in the keratin; the protein structure in the hair. The disulfide bonds give hair its elasticity, and can be reformed with chemicals.

  4. Multiservice tactical brevity code - Wikipedia

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    The codes are intended for use by air, ground, sea, and space operations personnel at the tactical level. Code words that are followed by an asterisk (*) may differ in meaning from NATO usage. There is a key provided below to describe what personnel use which codes, as codes may have multiple meanings depending on the service.

  5. Hair highlighting - Wikipedia

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    Coloring a young girl's hair with temporary spray paint. Hair painting is a method of highlighting hair that uses free-handed technique to achieve a highlighted effect. Hair painting methods are permanent and employ a hair-painting brush. Foils, plastic wrap, paper, or cotton may be used to separate lightened hair from non-lightened hair.

  6. Backcombing - Wikipedia

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    Because backcombing rubs against the scales of the hair's cuticle, it can cause serious and progressive damage to the hair's integrity. Over time, this leads to weakening and breakage. [1] It can also cause tangles near the root that are very difficult to remove. [2] Frequent backcombing is not recommended for people who want to maintain long hair.

  7. Layered hair - Wikipedia

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    Layered hair is a hairstyle that gives the illusion of length and volume at the same time, using long hair (in the back) for the illusion of length, and short hair (in the front) for volume, as an easy style to manage. Hair is arranged into layers, with the top layers (those that grow nearer the crown) cut shorter than the layers beneath.

  8. New York Yankees appearance policy - Wikipedia

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    As the appearance policy only applies during the MLB season, members of the Yankees often grow facial hair during the offseason. [23] The policy also leaves an exception for mustaches, and in 2015, a number of Yankees began growing mustaches out of a superstition that their facial hair growth was tied to their improved game performance. [24]

  9. Woolly hair - Wikipedia

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    Woolly hair is a difficult to brush hair, usually present since birth and typically most severe in childhood. [1] It has extreme curls and kinks, occurs in black people and is distinct from afro-textured hair. [3] The hairs come together to form tight locks, unlike in afro-textured hair, where the hairs remain individual. [1]