spirit gum

noun

a glue used in fastening false hair, as a beard or mustache, to an actor's skin.

Origin of spirit gum

First recorded in 1890–95

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Historical Examples of spirit gum

Padded pieces may be joined on to the other parts of the face with spirit-gum and coloured to match.
The Strand Magazine, Volume VII, Issue 38, February 1894
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British Dictionary definitions for spirit gum

spirit gum

noun

a glue made from gum dissolved in ether used to stick a false beard, etc, onto the face

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