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  Quiff - Encyclopedia - Fansub TV
For a while, DJ and TV presenter Mark Lamarr was a famous proponent of the quiff.
The quiff saw a revival in the late 90s which continues through today's more versatile and varied cultural style and fashion sensibilities.
It was awoken from the dead due to the advent of the French crop, which is a modern version of the quiff.
www.fansub.tv /encyclopedia.php?title=Quiff&redirect=no   (250 words)

  
  Quiff - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Quiff is a hairstyle also known as a Flat Top in Europe.
It is a combination of the 50s style pompadour, the 50s style flattop and sometimes a mohawk.
For a while, DJ and TV presenter Mark Lamarr was a famous proponent of the quiff.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Quiff   (148 words)

  
 quiff - Origin Of quiff | Encyclopedia.com: Dictionary of Etymology
QUIFF is a very high class filly, as she showed...
The Racing Post (London, England); 4/23/2005; 113 words ; QUIFF makes her seasonal debut at Sandown today hoping to build on a win in the Yorkshire Oaks and a runner-up spot in the St Leger last...
Quiff has quality to shrug off fears over ground and defeat the colts: Racing Post Ratings.(Sports)
www.encyclopedia.com /doc/1O27-quiff.html   (694 words)

  
 Quiff Hairstyle | Picture of Quiff Haircut
In the 1950s the quiff hairstyle was famous hairstyle used for men and women.
Quiff hairstyle is often called a pompadour and this hairdo is formed cutting the hair short in the backside and much longer in the front.
Quiff hair style look great on any women but it is depend on you if you want a soft, low, ponytail or a high hairstyle.
www.hair-style-salon.org /notable-hairstyles/quiff.htm   (394 words)

  
 Quiff: Associativities and informations about the keyword quiff
Probably coined from the French word »coiffure«, the quiff is a mildly ridiculous though harmless hairstyle.
The quiff is characterised by a pointy greasy lump of hair at the front.
The Quiff, also known as a Flat Top in Europe, is a combination of the 50s style pompadour, the 50s style flat top and sometimes a mohawk.
www.a-blast.org /info/quiff.html   (322 words)

  
 QUIFF SHOWS QUALITY | Sporting Life - Horse Racing News | Live Racing Results, Coral Eclipse, Racecards, Form, Racing ...
Quiff romped home in the Aston Upthorpe Yorkshire Oaks today to put herself firmly in the picture for the St Leger.
Hazarista flattered briefly but she could not peg back Quiff, who stretched clear in the style of a high-class performer to beat the staying-on Pongee by 11 lengths.
Ladbrokes were clearly impressed and now make Quiff their 5-2 favourite for the betfair.com-sponsored Classic at Doncaster next month, while Paddy Power are longest at 9-2.
www.sportinglife.com /racing/news/story_get.dor?STORY_NAME=racing/04/08/18/manual_114731.html   (521 words)

  
 BBC SPORT | Other Sport | Horse Racing | Rule of Law wins St Leger
Quiff, ridden by Kieren Fallon, was bidding to become the oldest filly for 12 years to win the world's oldest Classic.
Fallon was in a prime position on Quiff sitting in about third place most of the way round, and turning for home he looked ready to challenge.
However, Quiff could not find a clear path through and Fallon was forced to switch, losing valuable momentum as Rule Of Law streaked ahead.
news.bbc.co.uk /sport1/hi/other_sports/horse_racing/3639262.stm   (361 words)

  
 Urban Dictionary: quiff
Popularized mostly by 50s Rockabillys, a quiff is basically a forelock that is longer than the rest of one's hair on top, and is usually combed upwards (and back), or to the side, or made to hang over the forehead.
Depending on the wearers hair type a spot of gel or grease may be in order.
The quiff is often worn as a variation or 'evolution' on the very simple (and very manly) crew cut, or with the (longer and back-combed) 'duck's arse' or DA hairstyle.
www.urbandictionary.com /define.php?term=quiff   (403 words)

  
 GIGWISE.com | Saturday 22/05/04 Morrissey @ Manchester Evening News Arena, Manchester   (Site not responding. Last check: )
The quiff is the greatest haircut in the world.
is, perhaps, the most famous quiff of them all and tonight he brings his haircut back to Manchester to a tumultuous welcome.
The gig is a triumph and Morrissey's quiff stands erect, aloft and proud.
www.gigwise.com /contents.asp?contentid=1999   (631 words)

  
 Gwen Stefani: Blonde Pop Star!
Originally true quiffs were worn by guys that often donned lots of chains and leather jackets and looked like they would kick your butt in a dark alley, given the chance.
To recreate Gwen's quiff, be sure to either apply a straightening balm like Robert Hallowell's Flat Factor or Paul Brown's Stay Straight Smoothing Balm or similar product.
Direct the center section down to the back of the crown and then merge with the hair that is overflowing the bobby pins on either side.
www.hairboutique.com /tips/tip21106.htm   (2625 words)

  
 MySpace.com - Quiff Designs - 24 - Female - Perth, AU - www.myspace.com/quiffjewellery
Quiff Designs is a funky jewellery label designed and handmade in Western Australia.
Quiff Designs jewellery is usually big and colourful probably due to my love for anything retro and vintage especially the funky patterns from back then.
I do love the stuff but seem to be moving away from it at the mo cause i cant be bothered with aw the sanding.
www.myspace.com /quiffjewellery   (536 words)

  
 quiff - Search Results - MSN Encarta
The quiff is a hairstyle that combines the 1950s pompadour hairstyle, the 50s flattop, and sometimes a mohawk.
quiff - definition of quiff by the Free Online Dictionary, Thesaurus...
quiff definition, words related to quiff, proper usage and pronunciation of the word quiff from YourDictionary.com.
ca.encarta.msn.com /quiff.html   (90 words)

  
 Quiff? - Morrissey-solo Forums
Years ago, I did a "hair show" and recall from that event a stylist referring to a Morrissesque hairdo as a "pompadour." It was on this site that I first encountered the term quiff.
I always thought that quiff came from the term coif as in coiffure.
The Elvis quiff of course comes from his love of the Captain Marvel jr serial and comics that he saw as a child and is also the origin of his capes.
forums.morrissey-solo.com /showthread.php?t=44222   (461 words)

  
 Quiff - Become a better hairdresser   (Site not responding. Last check: )
See the Training section Quiff for more information applying to a salon as a trainee, Quiff learning the job from more experienced Quiff colleagues and attending college on day release.
They are short Quiff awards which enable candidates to focus on areas including colouring, colour correction, dressing long hair Quiff and hair extensions.
Once you are an experienced Quiff hairdresser, you can continue to work towards NVQ/SVQ level 4 or SQA Higher National Certificate in Salon Quiff Management, and HNC/D courses in hairdressing, Quiff usually combined with salon management.
www.hairconstruction.com /products/1115813240129/Quiff.asp   (521 words)

  
 MySpaceTV Videos: Search Results for Tag "quiff"
This is The Quakes at a show in Birmingham England in 1988.The festival was called 'Night of the long knives" The whole set from this concert is available on dvd from www.cherryred.co.uk The Dvd is called "psychomania
Tags: afi, chickens, davey, ducks, havok, hens, mice, morissey, quiff
Tags: teddy, boy, counter, culture, hairstyle, Quiff, teds
vids.myspace.com /index.cfm?fuseaction=vids.search&t=quiff   (144 words)

  
 Quiff by Cius - il blog delle comic strip online » Chi è Quiff?
Quiff parla spesso con il suo disegnatore e i suoi amici animali pure.
Quiff vive in una casetta di legno in un grande prato non si sa bene dove.
Con quei quattro peli però Quiff ci fa molto di più di un comune mortale: diremo quasi che sono i suoi “arti” che, di fatto, non ha.
www.quiff.it /chi-e-quiff   (342 words)

  
 Quiff v Quiff - Leicester Sound
It's important that I tell you what a 'quiff' is. It's a hairdo.
The quiff follows in the footsteps of 'The Pob' (Posh Spice) and 'The Rachel' (Jennifer Aniston).
I think Damien should have been made to muck out the pigs, as he would never be able to grow a quiff ha ha ha with being folically challanged.
www.leicestersound.co.uk /article.asp?id=389249   (255 words)

  
 quiff
Katie felt that she couldn't miss out on this unique hair-do so had to style herself a quiff aswell...
Following family tradition, Laura couldn't help herself, and had to go one step better than her sister and sport the Sideways Quiff.
To achieve this simply comb your fringe sideways until you have a sprout of her each side of your head!
www.geocities.com /sarashaw100uk/quiff.html   (257 words)

  
 Quiff and Tell - [Sunday Herald]   (Site not responding. Last check: )
He politely bows, and from then on his carriage is occasionally coquettish, occasionally wolfish; that magisterial quiff jutting like a Platonic ideal, casting a long shadow across an audience full of brave imitations.
These are truly his people, the fans that stuck with him during his long late-1990s slump, coming to his gigs when he didn’t even have a record deal.
Ken from Dublin – who sports perhaps the second-best quiff in the room – was at Morrissey’s first ever solo gig and has never looked back.
www.sundayherald.com /44501   (1491 words)

  
 fashionUK >> Quiff it up
It's a 21st century interpretation of the classic 50s Teddy Boy style and the perfect antidote to all the long and loose hippy hairstyles around.
Head to a local barber and request a quiff cut that will give you plenty of fringe to pay with.
Use classic Brylcreem to keep the quiff raised - shape it while wet and blow dry upside down for more height.
www.widemedia.com /fashionuk/news/2002/06/20/news0002624.html   (162 words)

  
 Split, by Ceephax/ Acid Quiff (12", £7.99, Kitchen Dweller)
A mushroom and Coriander curry is the recipe you get free with the latest Ceephax 12", a split with Acid Quiff called 'Romantic Gestures' 'Tis the 3rd release on Kitchen Dweller, and is a right old, crackerjack lo-fi wibbly mess on blue vinyl.
Acid Quiff side is pretty darn fine too, just dark, scratchy underground experimental acid, staggering around with old skool electro beats starting fights with warped slo rave stabs and some fine samples.
Hot on the heels of their Funbox casette release, Ceephax and the Acid Quiff team up for some further adventures in acid.
www.normanrecords.com /records/97694   (511 words)

  
 Cambridge Dictionaries Online - Cambridge University Press
quiff was not found in the Cambridge Dictionary of American English
quiff was found in the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary in the following entries:
quiff was found in the Dictionnaire Cambridge Klett Compact in the following entries:
dictionary.cambridge.org /results.asp?dict=A&searchword=quiff   (68 words)

  
 quiff - OneLook Dictionary Search
Tip: Click on the first link on a line below to go directly to a page where "quiff" is defined.
quiff : The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language [home, info]
quiff : The Phrontistery - A Dictionary of Obscure Words [home, info]
www.onelook.com /?w=quiff   (166 words)

  
 So Many Books   (Site not responding. Last check: )
The word sounds vaguely dirty and I was afraid to imagine what Yambo's "cute little quiff" was, let alone looked like.
To the dictionary again to find that it is a tuft of forelock hair or a promiscuous woman.
I'll have to try something like, "oh what a cute quiff you have today!" or "so how is your pylorus feeling after that huge lunch you ate?" My coworkers already think I'm strange so why not add fuel to the fire?
somanybooks.blogspot.com /2005/06/vocabulary-lesson.html   (418 words)

  
 Re: Jazzy quiff
In Reply to: Re: Jazzy quiff posted by Smokey Stover on April 27, 2005
"Turgid saxophones blew over Mick's jazzy quiff." There is an obvious disconnect between what I was taught as the meaning of "quiff" and the way it is used here.
That's funny, I looked up "quiff", too, and m-w.com says the origin is unknown.
www.phrases.org.uk /bulletin_board/41/messages/301.html   (206 words)

  
 NMETV Latest Music Videos and Clips - quiff
Kings of Leon v Quiff man. Big fight (Hammersmith Apollo) (02:24)
Chicken Quiff - Three Men In A Bucket (06:17)
Quiff and Jiff - Quiff playing the drums (00:34)
www.nme.com /video/search/quiff   (423 words)

  
 handbag.com Discussion boards - How the fudge do I do a quiff?!
I have just spent half an hour making several fruitless attempts at doing a quiff in my hair...I have a natural centre parting and every time I try to push the hair into a quiff, it just falls back to either side of the parting!
When i do a quiff i usually take the front section of hair.
If your hair still flops try backcombing the section of hair before attempting the quiff and also when in position spray lots of hairspray and hold in place for a minute.
forums.handbag.com /showthread.php?threadid=226541   (330 words)

  
 Mr. Quiff : Blog   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Made some new friends too, Vic, Lenny, Jo, Cat and Liz (who was born in the same hospital as me!!!).
Demo for the breakfast show on their RSL in Newcastle during June and July...
I'm sat in the NSR studio doing paperwork and such like this afternoon and my phone goes...
www.students.ncl.ac.uk /d.j.d.luckock/blog   (543 words)

  
 Quiff Stock Photos and Images. 87 Quiff pictures and royalty free photography available to search from over 100 stock ...
Woman with quiff and plaits in her hair
Female Rock Band Singer With a Gold Mini-Skirt and Blond Quiff and a...
Man With Quiff And Stubble Wearing Black T-Shirt Sat At Table With A...
www.fotosearch.com /photos-images/quiff.html   (378 words)

  
 quiff - definition of quiff from YourDictionary.com
have: The other has a quiff and I wonder how I know that face.
huge: The hawthorn hedges along the lanes have been sculpted by the wind into huge quiffs.
rockabilly: Following in her footsteps, a stream of models with rock-star hairstyles, back-combed rockabilly quiffs and beehives strutted down the runway.
www.yourdictionary.com /quiff   (112 words)

  
 hairstyle with high quiff
The Colour: The hair is a dark golden blonde with soft neutral blonde highlights to add depth to the color.
The Style: After drying the hair with lift to maximize the fullness, the hair has been curled with large soft curls and then swept up and teased in the front to create a high pompadour, or quiff.
The curls in the back of the head are left loose and free flowing and are given definition with added product.
www.hairfinder.com /roystonblythe/highquiff.htm   (97 words)

  
 MIND Exchange   (Site not responding. Last check: )
I heard about quiffs, and now I see them everywhere.
His arguments are quite well thought out and mathematical, athough I don't agree with them myself.
I don't think he has a quiff though.
www.kurzweilai.net /mindx/show_thread.php?rootID=38434   (95 words)

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