Next morning, Monday, after disposing of the embalmed head to a barber, for ablock, I settled my own and comrade’s bill; using, however, my comrade’s money.
2003, Penny Delamar,The Complete Make-Up Artist: Working in Film, Fashion, Television and Theatre, page165:
When the wig or other hairpiece has been made, it is pinned onto a malleablewig block and the hair is cut and styled in the required shape.