Broidered, prop. רַקמָה, rikmah', variegated work or embroidery; once (Ex 28:4) תִּשׁבֵּוֹ, tashbets', tesselated stuff, i.e. cloth (byssus), woven in checker-work. SEE EMBROIDERY.
The "broidered hair" (πλέγμα, twist) of 1Ti 2:9, refers to the fashionable custom among the Roman ladies of wearing the hair platted, and fixed with crisping-pins (comp. 1Pe 3:3). "The Eastern females," says Sir J. Chardin, " wear their hair very long, and divided into a number of tresses. In Barbary, the ladies have their hair hanging down to the ground. which, after they have collected into one lock, they bind and plat with ribbons. The women nourish their hair with great fondness, which they endeavor to lengthen, by tufts of silk, down to the heels." SEE HEAD-DRESS.
The Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological, and Ecclesiastical Literature was edited by John McClintock and James Strong. It contains nearly 50,000 articles pertaining to Biblical and other religious literature, people, creeds, etc. It is a fantastic research tool for broad Christian study.
John McClintock was born October 27, 1814 in Philadelphia to Irish immigrants, John and Martha McClintock. He began as a clerk in his father's store, and then became a bookkeeper in the Methodist Book Concern in New York. Here he converted to Methodism and considered joining the ministry. McClintock entered the University of Pennsylvania in 1832 and graduated with high honors three years later. Subsequently, he was awarded a doctorate of divinity degree from the same institution in 1848.WikipediaRead More