CHAPTER 11 HAIRCUTTING CIMA MILADY EXAM
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS WITH COMPLETE
SOLUTIONS VERIFIED
angle
Space between two lines or surfaces that intersect at a given point
Beveling
Haircutting technique using diagonal lines by cutting hair ends with a slight increase or
decrease in length
blunt haircut
Also known as a one-length haircut; haircut in which all the hair comes to one hanging
level, forming a weight line or area; hair is cut with no elevation or overdirection
carving
Haircutting technique done by placing the still blade into the hair and resting it on the
scalp, and then moving the shears through the hair while opening and partially closing
the shears
Cast shears
shears made by pouring molten steel into a mold
clipper-over-comb
Haircutting technique similar to scissor-over-comb, except that the clippers move side to
side across the comb rather than bottom to top
, cross-checking
parting the haircut in the opposite way from which you cut it in order to check for
precision of line and shape
cutting line
also known as finger angle, finger position, cutting position, or cutting angle; angle at
which the fingers are held when cutting, and, ultimately, the line that is cut
Diagonal back
A type of diagonal line that creates movement away from the face
Diagonal forward
A type of diagonal line that creates movement toward the face
Distribution
where and how hair is moved over the head
Effilating
Also known as slithering; process of thinning the hair to graduated lengths with shears;
cutting the hair with a sliding movement of the shears while keeping the blades partially
opened
Elevation
also known as projection or lifting; angle or degree at which a subsection of hair is held,
or lifted, from the head when cutting
fade
fade line blended from short to long with clippers or shears-over-comb technique
Finger angle
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS WITH COMPLETE
SOLUTIONS VERIFIED
angle
Space between two lines or surfaces that intersect at a given point
Beveling
Haircutting technique using diagonal lines by cutting hair ends with a slight increase or
decrease in length
blunt haircut
Also known as a one-length haircut; haircut in which all the hair comes to one hanging
level, forming a weight line or area; hair is cut with no elevation or overdirection
carving
Haircutting technique done by placing the still blade into the hair and resting it on the
scalp, and then moving the shears through the hair while opening and partially closing
the shears
Cast shears
shears made by pouring molten steel into a mold
clipper-over-comb
Haircutting technique similar to scissor-over-comb, except that the clippers move side to
side across the comb rather than bottom to top
, cross-checking
parting the haircut in the opposite way from which you cut it in order to check for
precision of line and shape
cutting line
also known as finger angle, finger position, cutting position, or cutting angle; angle at
which the fingers are held when cutting, and, ultimately, the line that is cut
Diagonal back
A type of diagonal line that creates movement away from the face
Diagonal forward
A type of diagonal line that creates movement toward the face
Distribution
where and how hair is moved over the head
Effilating
Also known as slithering; process of thinning the hair to graduated lengths with shears;
cutting the hair with a sliding movement of the shears while keeping the blades partially
opened
Elevation
also known as projection or lifting; angle or degree at which a subsection of hair is held,
or lifted, from the head when cutting
fade
fade line blended from short to long with clippers or shears-over-comb technique
Finger angle
