髻もとどり

noun

topknot; hair gathered and tied atop the head

Archaic term referring to a traditional Japanese hairstyle where the hair is drawn up and secured at the crown. Now mostly encountered in historical descriptions or classical literature.

• 武ぶ士しは髻もとどりを結ゆって兜かぶとをかぶった。

  Samurai tied their hair in a topknot and wore helmets.

• この絵え巻まきには髻もとどりを高たかく結ゆった貴き族ぞくが描えがかれている。

  In this picture scroll, a nobleman with his hair tied high in a topknot is depicted.