銀杏返いちょうがえし

noun

ancient Japanese ladies' hairstyle; ginkgo-leaf chignon

Historical hairstyle worn by women in the Edo period and earlier; the hair is looped and pinned to resemble a ginkgo leaf. Now only encountered in historical contexts or traditional dress.

• 浮うき世よ絵えには銀杏返いちょうがえしに結ゆった女じょ性せいがよく描えがかれている。

  Women with their hair done in the ginkgo-leaf style are often depicted in ukiyo-e prints.