Created by Stuart Woods. Outspoken STONE BARRINGTON is the son of two rebellious parents who were disinherited by their own parents -- both wealthy western Massachusetts families in the textile business -- the father, because he was sympathetic to communist views and wanted to work with his hands; the mother, because she married his father.
Several words are frequently used in the vocabulary of the natural hair movement: 1  curly girl: Black woman who wears her hair in its naturally coiled texture.  big chop: The big chop consists of cutting one's chemically straightened hair to let it grow in its natural texture.
1. a braid of hair hanging down the back of the head. 2. pigtails, two bunches of hair gathered and fastened on either side of the head, in braids or hanging freely. 3. tobacco in a thin, twisted roll.[1680â90]. - In the 17th century, it was tobacco twisted into a thin rope, which resembled the animal's tail.. 1. A braid or ponytail, especially one of a pair worn one on each side of the head. 2. A short length of wire used to connect other wires to each other or to an electrical device.