a cup of hair

14:47 Mar 1, 2017

English language (monolingual) [Non-PRO]
Art/Literary - Poetry & Literature / novel

English term or phrase: a cup of hair

In the novel A Place in England, by Melvyn Bragg, There is a sentence saying ' There was another long scar just below the hairline on his forehead - hidden by a cup of hair - and a dry pucker of skin at the right corner of his mouth twisted his lips when he smiled.
What does 'a cup of hair' mean?

Shuyao Wang KudoZ activity Questions: 1 (1 open) Answers: 0 China
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cap or hair

B D Finch

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22 hrs confidence:

cap or hair

Explanation:
This is a typo.

https://books.google.fr/books?isbn=1848942559
Melvyn Bragg - 2012 - ‎Fiction
There was another long scar just below the hairline on his forehead – hidden by cap or hair – and a dry pucker of skin at the right corner of his mouth twisted his ...

So, the scar was hidden either by the person's cap or by their hair.

B D Finch
France
Local time: 17:39
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