撥ばち鬢びん

noun

Edo-period commoner's hairstyle (shaved above the ear, topknot tied back)

Archaic term for a specific historical hairstyle; used only in discussions of Edo-period culture or history.

• 浮うき世よ絵えには撥ばち鬢びんを結ゆった町ちょう人にんがよく描えがかれている。

  Townsmen wearing the bachibin hairstyle are often depicted in ukiyo-e prints.