crepe hair


noun
  1. false hair, usually of plaited wool or vegetable fibers, used in theatrical makeup for making artificial beards, sideburns, etc.

Origin of crepe hair

1
First recorded in 1810–20
  • Also called crepe wool .

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How to use crepe hair in a sentence

  • A great tin box of crepe hair is also at hand, for Mr. Irving makes all his own moustaches.

  • A wig, a stick of grease-paint, a threepenny twist of crepe hair, and there you are!

    Cleek, the Master Detective | Thomas W. Hanshew
  • From one to another he ran, armed with his hare's foot, his box of paints and his bundle of crepe hair.

    Paul Kelver | Jerome Klapka, AKA Jerome K. Jerome
  • And they won't stand for the crepe hair, so pop has got to raise a brush and he's mad.

    Merton of the Movies | Harry Leon Wilson

British Dictionary definitions for crepe hair

crepe hair

noun
  1. artificial hair, usually plaited and made of wool or vegetable fibre, used in theatrical make-up

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