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crepe hair
noun
- false hair, usually of plaited wool or vegetable fibers, used in theatrical makeup for making artificial beards, sideburns, etc.
crepe hair
noun
- artificial hair, usually plaited and made of wool or vegetable fibre, used in theatrical make-up
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Word History and Origins
Origin of crepe hair1
First recorded in 1810–20
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Example Sentences
A great tin box of crepe hair is also at hand, for Mr. Irving makes all his own moustaches.
From Project Gutenberg
A wig, a stick of grease-paint, a threepenny twist of crepe hair, and there you are!
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From one to another he ran, armed with his hare's foot, his box of paints and his bundle of crepe hair.
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And they won't stand for the crepe hair, so pop has got to raise a brush and he's mad.
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