noun
person with an itobin hairstyle
Archaic term for someone wearing the 糸鬢 (itobin) hairstyle, a style associated with young men or servants in the Edo period. The word is now historical and rarely used outside period contexts.
See also: 糸鬢
時代劇で、糸鬢奴の若者が登場した。
In the period drama, a young man with an itobin hairstyle appeared.
Refers to the hairstyle itself, not the person wearing it.
Compound of 糸鬢 (itobin, a specific Edo-period hairstyle) and 奴 (yakko, a servant or young man). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the term describes a person sporting that hairstyle.