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German term or phrase:	Sechse
English translation:	kiss curl
Entered by:	Rachel Ward

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16:20 Dec 2, 2011

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Art/Literary - History / history book

German term or phrase: Sechse

This is from a description of the inhabitants of a poor district in 1835. It's a quote from Fontane's "Von Zwanzig bis Dreißig":

Dazu Alma, »eine kleine, sehr wohlgenährte Person mit roten Backen und großen schwarzen Augen, die mit seltner Stupidität in die Welt blickten. Ihre Hauptschönheit und zugleich auch das Zeichen ihres Berufes war eine mit minutiöser Sorgfalt gepflegte **Sechse**, die sie glatt angeklebt zwischen Ohr und Schläfe trug.«

I'm taking this to mean a patch or beauty spot but I don't really know, and wondered if anyone else could cast any light on it?

Thanks!

Rachel Ward KudoZ activity Questions: 412 (none open) (8 closed without grading) Answers: 67
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kiss curl

Explanation:
See Google images: http://tinyurl.com/c3kebh3

"a curved piece of hair that hangs flat against the face on the cheek or forehead"
http://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/british/kiss-curl

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Andrew Swift
United Kingdom
Local time: 02:09

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Ah, that makes more sense! Thank you.
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kiss curl

Andrew Swift

3 +3

lock of hair

Paul Skidmore

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lock of hair

Explanation:
this was a lock shaped like the figure 6

nasse sechse, 'spucklocke' (locke in form einer arabischen 6 an den ohren, wie sie die alte preuszische vorschrift dem soldaten befiehlt, mit speichel geformt).

have a look at Grimm's dictionary

Paul Skidmore
Germany
Local time: 03:09
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peer agreement (net): +10

kiss curl

Andrew Swift
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Local time: 02:09
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Ah, that makes more sense! Thank you.

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