German Comb

The four fingers and thumb. “Se pygnoit du pygne dʹAlmaing” (Rabelais), He combed his hair with his fingers. Oudin, in his Dictionnaire, explains pygne dʹAleman by “los dedos et la dita.” The Germans were the last to adopt periwigs, and while the French were never seen without a comb in one hand, the Germans adjusted their hair by running their fingers through it.