鴎髱かもめづと

noun

seagull-tail chignon

An Edo-period women's hairstyle where the chignon is shaped to resemble a seagull's spread tail feathers. Historical term; encountered in descriptions of period fashion or ukiyo-e.

• 浮うき世よ絵えには、鴎かもめ髱づとを結ゆった女じょ性せいが描えがかれている。

  Women wearing the seagull-tail chignon are depicted in ukiyo-e prints.