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spirit gum
noun
- a glue used in fastening false hair, as a beard or mustache, to an actor's skin.
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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Word History and Origins
Origin of spirit gum1
First recorded in 1890–95
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Example Sentences
Padded pieces may be joined on to the other parts of the face with spirit-gum and coloured to match.
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I remember once hearing a capital gag at the Gaiety Theatre on this whisker-spirit-gum question.
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There was the smell of spirit gum and Max Factor and just plain men.
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