Plucking (hair removal)
Encyclopedia
Plucking or tweezing can mean the process of removing human
hair, animal
hair or a bird's feather
s by mechanically pulling the item from the owner's body
.
In humans, this is done for personal grooming
purposes, usually with tweezers
. An epilator
is a motorised hair plucker.
In birds and animals, plucking is usually carried out by humans, sometimes called pluckers, to the carcass
of the subject as part of food preparation.
Roman baths employed personnel solely to pluck hair from their client
s' bodies.
Human
Humans are the only living species in the Homo genus...
hair, animal
Animal
Animals are a major group of multicellular, eukaryotic organisms of the kingdom Animalia or Metazoa. Their body plan eventually becomes fixed as they develop, although some undergo a process of metamorphosis later on in their life. Most animals are motile, meaning they can move spontaneously and...
hair or a bird's feather
Feather
Feathers are one of the epidermal growths that form the distinctive outer covering, or plumage, on birds and some non-avian theropod dinosaurs. They are considered the most complex integumentary structures found in vertebrates, and indeed a premier example of a complex evolutionary novelty. They...
s by mechanically pulling the item from the owner's body
Body
With regard to living things, a body is the physical body of an individual. "Body" often is used in connection with appearance, health issues and death...
.
In humans, this is done for personal grooming
Personal grooming
Personal grooming is the art of cleaning, grooming, and maintaining parts of the body. It is a species-typical behavior that is controlled by neural circuits in the brain.- In humans :...
purposes, usually with tweezers
Tweezers
Tweezers are tools used for picking up and manipulating objects too small to be easily handled with the human hands. They are probably derived from tongs, pincers, or scissors-like pliers used to grab or hold hot objects since the dawn of recorded history...
. An epilator
Epilator
An epilator is an electrical device used to remove hair by mechanically grasping multiple hairs simultaneously and pulling them out. The way in which epilators pull out hair is similar to waxing, although unlike waxing, they do not remove cells from the epithelium of the epidermis...
is a motorised hair plucker.
In birds and animals, plucking is usually carried out by humans, sometimes called pluckers, to the carcass
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of the subject as part of food preparation.
Roman baths employed personnel solely to pluck hair from their client
Customer
A customer is usually used to refer to a current or potential buyer or user of the products of an individual or organization, called the supplier, seller, or vendor. This is typically through purchasing or renting goods or services...
s' bodies.
External links
- Tweezing or Plucking - About.comAbout.comAbout.com is an online source for original information and advice. It is written in English, and is aimed primarily at North Americans. It is owned by The New York Times Company....
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