Thanks, everyone --
Fine diversion for the Cornish in me...
Takes me back to my Ren-Faire days, and following the "oss" about.
And thanks so much for introducing me to the word "mondeverdant"!!
Now, from my Scots half --
Re "curly pow" above, "pow" is, I believe, a variant of "poll".
Definitely has to do with things on the head -- hair, horns, etc.
Cheers!