Costume in England: GlossaryG. Bell and sons, 1896 |
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... plays the face ; but to do that , it falls down to the chin . On the top plate is a horizontal bar , which , meeting the umbril when up , forms the vizor ; this beaver , however , is made to take off the helmet , which thus becomes an ...
... plays the face ; but to do that , it falls down to the chin . On the top plate is a horizontal bar , which , meeting the umbril when up , forms the vizor ; this beaver , however , is made to take off the helmet , which thus becomes an ...
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... play of " the overthrow of Turn- holt " being acted , in which " he that plaid that part ( Sir Francis Vere's ) gott a beard resembling his and a watchet sattin doublett , with hose trimmed with silver lace . ” . Collins . In 1623 ...
... play of " the overthrow of Turn- holt " being acted , in which " he that plaid that part ( Sir Francis Vere's ) gott a beard resembling his and a watchet sattin doublett , with hose trimmed with silver lace . ” . Collins . In 1623 ...
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... play , " Match mee in London , " 1631 , one of the characters exclaims , “ I like this beard - brush , but that the haire's too stiff . " In the notes to Grey's " " ' Hudibras we are told , " they were then so curious in the management ...
... play , " Match mee in London , " 1631 , one of the characters exclaims , “ I like this beard - brush , but that the haire's too stiff . " In the notes to Grey's " " ' Hudibras we are told , " they were then so curious in the management ...
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... Play with your Pisa beard ! why , where's Your brush , pupil ? He must have a brush , sir ! " In Davies's " Scourge of Folly " we read of other appli- ances for the fashioning of the beard : - " Crispus doth spend his time in labour ...
... Play with your Pisa beard ! why , where's Your brush , pupil ? He must have a brush , sir ! " In Davies's " Scourge of Folly " we read of other appli- ances for the fashioning of the beard : - " Crispus doth spend his time in labour ...
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... play . The simplest explanation seems to be , that the attendants on the queen had made this por- tion of their ornamental dress a striking adornment to the pageant . BERGAMOT . A common tapestry of ox and goats ' hair with cotton or ...
... play . The simplest explanation seems to be , that the attendants on the queen had made this por- tion of their ornamental dress a striking adornment to the pageant . BERGAMOT . A common tapestry of ox and goats ' hair with cotton or ...
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ancient appears armour band baselard beard boots brass buttons called Canterbury Tales Charles Charles II Chaucer's Church cloak cloth coat colour copied covered Cupid's Revenge curious curls Cynthia's Revels decorated doublet dress Earl early Eastward Hoe Edited Edward Edward III effigy England English engraved fashion fastened fifteenth century fourteenth century French gambeson garment girdle gloves gold gorget gown hair hanging head head-dress helmet Henry VIII History Honest Whore hood Illustrations inventory jewels John kind King knight Knight's Tale lace leather linen Lord mentioned Meyrick middle ages neck noticed occurs original ornamented pair Patient Grissell plate portrait Queen reign of Elizabeth reign of Henry ribbon Richard Richard II romance round ruff Satires Saxon says seen shoes shoulders silk silver sixteenth sleeves sometimes specimen Strutt sword temp term tion Trans Translated velvet wear wore worn by ladies
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