BarqsHasBite

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  • BarqsHasBite@lemmy.catoScience Memes@mander.xyzGLAMour
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    2 months ago

    It’s a common conservative thing to own the libs.

    Also wasn’t so fast:

    Through trial and error she found that she could achieve the hairstyle by sewing the braids and bits together, using a needle. She dug deeper into art and fashion history books, looking for references to stitching.

    In 2005, she had a breakthrough. Studying translations of Roman literature, Ms. Stephens says, she realized the Latin term “acus” was probably being misunderstood in the context of hairdressing. Acus has several meanings including a “single-prong hairpin” or “needle and thread,” she says. Translators generally went with “hairpin.”