† cratesn.
Obsolete.
Apparently a name for a beard of some particular cut, or for some parts of it: see Fairholt's Costume in England Gloss. s.v. Beard.
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the mind > attention and judgement > beautification > beautification of the person > beautification of the hair > styles of hair > [noun] > styles of beard
goat's beard1440
bodkin-bearda1529
pique-devant1587
crates1592
peak1592
spade-peak1592
beard1598
Cads-beard1598
spade-beard1598
punto beard1633
cathedral beard1635
stiletto1638
T bearda1640
trencher-bearda1668
tile beard1816
imperial beard1832
Charley1833
imperial1835
royale1838
goatee1841
goat1849
Newgate frill1851
Newgate fringe1853
Vandyke beard1894
torpedo beard1899
Vandyke1909
pencil beard1966
1592 R. Greene Quip for Vpstart Courtier sig. D4 He [sc. the barber] discends as low as his bearde, and asketh..whether hee will haue his peak cut short & sharpe.., whether hee will haue his crates cut low like a Iuniper bush, or his suberches taken awaye with a Rasor.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1893; most recently modified version published online June 2018).
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