Costume in England: GlossaryG. Bell and sons, 1896 |
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... speaks of such as " twisted spirals . " Many of these relics have been found in Britain , specimens of which we have given in the cut above . No. 1 is formed of bronze , and is kept on the arm by compression only , like that mentioned ...
... speaks of such as " twisted spirals . " Many of these relics have been found in Britain , specimens of which we have given in the cut above . No. 1 is formed of bronze , and is kept on the arm by compression only , like that mentioned ...
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... speaks of " those arrowes of a yard or an ell long , which hang by the walls in many places of the north and west part of England ; which the owner's grandfather , or great - grandfather , left behind him for a monument of his loyal ...
... speaks of " those arrowes of a yard or an ell long , which hang by the walls in many places of the north and west part of England ; which the owner's grandfather , or great - grandfather , left behind him for a monument of his loyal ...
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... speaks of " our varietie of beards , of which some are shaven from the chin , like those of the Turks ; not a few cut short , like to the beard of Marquis Otto ; some made round , like a No. 7 . No. 8 . No. 9 . No. 10 . No. 11 . rubbing ...
... speaks of " our varietie of beards , of which some are shaven from the chin , like those of the Turks ; not a few cut short , like to the beard of Marquis Otto ; some made round , like a No. 7 . No. 8 . No. 9 . No. 10 . No. 11 . rubbing ...
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... speaks to his boy : - " Besides , I instructed thee in the phrases of our eloquent occupation , as - How , sir , will you be trimmed ? Will you have your beard like a spade or a bodkin ? A pent - house on your upper lip , or an ally on ...
... speaks to his boy : - " Besides , I instructed thee in the phrases of our eloquent occupation , as - How , sir , will you be trimmed ? Will you have your beard like a spade or a bodkin ? A pent - house on your upper lip , or an ally on ...
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... a black coat better than a blue . " The Two Angry Women of Abingdon . In Hale's satires he speaks of one who strives " To get some badgeless blue upon his back . " In Wilson's " History of James I. " the Duke 52 [ BLO COSTUME IN ENGLAND .
... a black coat better than a blue . " The Two Angry Women of Abingdon . In Hale's satires he speaks of one who strives " To get some badgeless blue upon his back . " In Wilson's " History of James I. " the Duke 52 [ BLO COSTUME IN ENGLAND .
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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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