鬢びん差さし

noun

Edo-period hairpin for side volume

Archaic term for a bow-shaped hairpin made of whale bone or copper, used to add volume to the sides of a woman's hairstyle during the Edo period.

• 浮うき世よ絵えには、鬢びん差さしで髪かみをふくらませた女じょ性せいがよく描えがかれている。

  Women with their hair puffed out using binsashi are often depicted in ukiyo-e prints.