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Topknot

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Topknot may refer to:

  • A hairstyle or haircut, historically prevalent in Asia:
    • Chonmage, a traditional Japanese haircut worn by men
    • Sangtu (상투), a Korean topknot
    • Touji (頭髻), a traditional Chinese hairstyle which involves tying all hair into a bun, worn from earliest times up to the end of the Ming Dynasty and still worn by Taoist priests and practitioners
    • Shikha, worn by orthodox Hindu priests
    • joora, worn by Sikh men
    • Khokhol, oseledets traditional Ukrainian haircut
    • The Suebian knot, is a historical male hairstyle ascribed to the tribe of the Germanic Suebi
    • Tikitiki, a top-knot worn by high-ranking Māori men
    • Sidelock of youth worn by pharaonic children in Middle-Kingdom Egypt, indicating association with the child Horus
    • Man bun, a modern Western style of topknot influenced by the Asian style, a trend beginning in the 2010s
  • Several species of fishes:
  • Topknot pigeon, Lopholaimus antarcticus