Talk:hairlore
Latest comment: 9 years ago by Widsith in topic RFV discussion: August 2014
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The science or study of hair. Ƿidsiþ 06:56, 27 August 2014 (UTC)
- I've found five citations, two as a compound, two hyphenated, and one spaced as "hair lore". Four relate to the sociology of hair, the other (I think) to the science and craft of dealing with hair. --Catsidhe (verba, facta) 07:26, 27 August 2014 (UTC)
- (edit conflict) I speedied it before I noticed the rfv, but restored it. This IP is trying to come up with etymologically English substitutes for -ology terms using lore, apparently with this 1910 article as a source. Although there's usage for some of these, they have different meanings. For instance, hairlore is folklore about hair, not the scientific study of it. Chuck Entz (talk) 07:27, 27 August 2014 (UTC)
- Yes…annoying. Well, this one passes, I merged the senses and marked it as rare…but striking. Ƿidsiþ 08:59, 27 August 2014 (UTC)