单词 | dundreary whiskers |
释义 | > as lemmasDundreary whiskers 1. attributive. Designating fashions, clothing, etc., characteristic or reminiscent of the character of the foppish Lord Dundreary (see etymology), esp. designating the long, drooping style of sideburns popularized by the character and fashionable in the second half of the 19th cent., as Dundreary whiskers (cf. sense 4). ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > beautification > beautification of the person > beautification of the hair > styles of hair > [noun] > styles of whiskers side wing1811 mutton chop1851 Dundreary whiskers1859 mutton cutlet1860 Piccadilly weeper1866 burnside1875 Dundrearies1876 sideburn1876 sidebar whiskers1882 sideboards1883 weeper1894 slugger1898 ear guards1905 1859 N.Y. Herald 25 Aug. 2/2 Hi head..is embellished by an overpowering pair of full grown Dundreary whiskers. 1863 Sydney Morning Herald 1 May 6/3 (advt.) A large assortment of eureka..and Dundreary scarves, from 2s. 1867 ‘Pips’ Lyrics & Lays 141 Full proud is he, I ween, Of his Dundreary whiskers. 1906 J. Galsworthy Man of Prop. i. i His cheeks, thinned by two parallel folds, and a long clean-shaven upper lip, were framed within Dundreary whiskers. 1917 G. R. Sims My Life x. 93 Lord Dundreary came and saw and conquered. He has remained a type to this day, and his whiskers are classical. But we went Dundreary mad in '61. The shop windows were filled with Dundreary scarves,..and there were Dundreary collars and Dundreary shirts, and Dundrearyisms were on every lip. 2010 Sunday Times (Nexis) 14 Nov. Clerky men with cellulose cuffs, Dundreary whiskers and pince-nez. < as lemmas |
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