Thomas Aquinas, on 1Cor 11:15

“But if a woman nourish her hair, it is a glory to her; for her hair is given to her for a covering.”

“Secondly, he presents that which is on the part of the woman, saying: But if a woman has long hair, it is her glory, because it seems to pertain to her adornment. Hence it says in S. of S. (7:5): "Your flowing locks are like purple." Then he assigns the reason when he says: For her hair is given her for a covering. Consequently, the same reason applies to growing long hair and to wearing an artificial covering: "Your hair is like a flock of goats" (S. of S. 4:1).”

Imported from an open dataset — not yet checked against the printed edition.