Dundreary whiskers

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Dundreary whiskers are long, bushy sideburns that extend down the cheeks and are named after the character Lord Dundreary from the 19th-century British play "Our American Cousin."

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Dundreary whiskers canonical 1

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Statements (30)

Predicate Object
instanceOf facial hairstyle ⓘ
sideburn style ⓘ
associatedWithCountry United Kingdom ⓘ
associatedWithGenre theatre ⓘ
associatedWithPeriod 19th century ⓘ
category 19th-century fashion ⓘ
facial hair styles in theatre ⓘ
covers sides of the face ⓘ
culturalOrigin British culture ⓘ
doesNotInclude chin hair ⓘ
moustache ⓘ
etymology derived from the name Dundreary ⓘ
extendsFrom sideburns ⓘ
extendsTo cheeks ⓘ
hasCharacteristic bushy ⓘ
long ⓘ
pendulous ⓘ
maintenance trimming and grooming of sideburns only ⓘ
namedAfter Lord Dundreary ⓘ
character in the play "Our American Cousin" ⓘ
notableFor comic appearance ⓘ
exaggerated length ⓘ
popularizedBy stage performances of "Our American Cousin" ⓘ
relatedStyle mutton chops ⓘ
side whiskers ⓘ
requires ability to grow long sideburns ⓘ
timeOfPeakPopularity mid-19th century ⓘ
usedAs visual marker of eccentricity ⓘ
usedIn costume design for period plays ⓘ
wornBy men ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Lord Dundreary → associatedWith → Dundreary whiskers ⓘ