Head shaving is the practice of shaving the hair from a person's head. At different times and places people have shaved, all or part of, their heads for very diverse reasons: practical, religious, cultural, or aesthetic—so a shaven head has widely varying connotations depending on the context.
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... In many militaries head-shaving is mandatory for males when beginning their training ... However, even after the initial recruitment phase, when head-shaving is no longer required, many soldiers maintain a completely or partially shaven hairstyle (such as a "high and tight", "flattop" or "buzz cut ... Head-shaving is not required and is often not allowed of females in military service, although they must have their hair cut or tied to regulation length ...
... In modern settings, shaved heads are often associated with characters who display a stern and disciplined or hardcore attitude ... In futuristic settings, shaved heads are often associated with bland uniformity, especially in sterile futuristic settings such as THX 1138 ...
Famous quotes containing the words shaving and/or head:
“Experience has taught me, when I am shaving of a morning, to keep watch over my thoughts, because, if a line of poetry strays into my memory, my skin bristles so that the razor ceases to act.”
—A.E. (Alfred Edward)
“I believe no gentleman would like to have his family affairs neglected because his wife was filling her head with crotchets and pothooks, and who, because she understood a few scraps of Latin, valued that more than minding her needle or providing her husband’s dinner.”
—Sarah Fielding (1710–1768)