The locks are dyed dun, frizzled, and greased; the Widads or learned men remove them, and none but paupers leave them in their natural state; the mustachios are clipped close, the straggling whisker is carefully plucked, and the pile-erroneously considered impure-is removed either by vellication, or by passing the limbs through the fire.
"First Footsteps in East Africa or, an Exploration of Harar"
Richard F. Burton