dompter (v) – to train, tame, subdue, control, master
débarbouiller (v) – to clean up (the face)
mèche (nf) – strand of hair, lock of hair
dentition (nf) – teeth
de jais (adj) – jet-black
peigne (nm) – comb (for hair)
- peigner (v) – to comb, disentangle
ouvragé (adj) – finely crafted
torsade (nf) – braid (hair)
s’y prêter (exp) – to be favourable to, lend itself to
démêler (v) – to sort out, separate, unknot
- démêlant (nm) – hair conditioner
encolure (nf) – neck, collar
orge (nf) – barley
intronisation (nf) – initiation, inauguration
Words taken from: Un été d’amour et de cendres – Chapitre 8
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