单词 | storey wig |
释义 | > as lemmasstorey wig storey wig n. historical rare a wig with several rows of curls, of a kind worn during the 18th cent. ΘΚΠ the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > types or styles of clothing > headgear > [noun] > wig > types of > curled storey wiga1833 buckle-wig1878 a1833 J. T. Smith Bk. for Rainy Day (1845) 238 The earliest engraved portraits of Dr. Johnson exhibit a wig with five rows of curls,..commonly called ‘a story wig’. 1997 A. Bailey Standing in Sun i. 7 The wigs were splendidly various: the old perukes and periwigs, the large bushy Busbys, Club-wigs, Story wigs with their five rows of curls, and Brown Georges favoured by the King. < as lemmas |
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