![A 髪隠し](https://i.stack.imgur.com/zgcsX.jpg)

The above is a picture of a piece of cloth that is often worn on the head as
part of a 死に装束. I have most commonly seen it referred to as a 天冠, but have
also seen it referred to as a 髪隠し.

Did the name 髪隠し originate as a pun on 神隠し (in the sense of "spiriting away"),
which is a homophone? Both terms have to do with death in a sense, and a 天冠
doesn't actually do that good a job of 隠すing the 髪 (so it doesn't seem like a
particularly good choice of name), so I was curious.
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etymology puns
Is 髪隠し a pun on 神隠し?
No, it is not a pun on 神隠し。

Although, I've learned that the the word "kami" (as in 神、髪、上）all came from a
common ancestry word meaning something that is higher, or more honerable. So
the words themselves are related in that sense.
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