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[imchongjun]

Hello, teachers.
Would you help me understand the the last part of the next sentence?
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She went down into the black silk bag at her side which was as much a part of her attire as the false front she wore with such careless abandon, and which, brown in color and indifferently waved, was invariably parting from its mooring.
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I cannot understand what "invariably parting from its mooring" means. According to a dictionary "mooring" means "That which serves to confine a ship to a place, as anchors, cables, bridles, etc.", but obviously it is not the case in the above passage. I appreciate any comments from you as usual. Thank you !!

[Philo Kevetch]

Hello Im Chong-jun

Sounds like the writer is using a literary device....

'a ship slipping it's mooring'

....to describe a woman wearing a brown hair piece/wig which is slipping from her head.

[Philo Kevetch]

oops...'hair piece' -> 'hairpiece'