nape

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Boys' hair could not cover the nape of their necks, while girls with long hair had to tie it up.

From BBC • Mar. 7, 2025

Her long tresses are twisted in an easy crown, flowing from the crest of her forehead to the nape of her neck and signaling her noble status.

From Salon • Nov. 26, 2024

Going forward, restorers plan to make fresh casts out of resin to replace the plaster patches that covered missing pieces, including on part of the nape of the neck and the pubis.

From Seattle Times • May 13, 2023

That might include a word like “kitchen,” which is a term used to describe the hair that grows at the nape of the neck.

From New York Times • Jul. 21, 2022

The barber holds up the long strands of hair curling down the nape of my neck.

From "Without Refuge" by Jane Mitchell