Dictionary of Phrase and Fable—F

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False curls on the temples; a curl of hair on the temples plastered with some cosmetic; whiskers made to meet the mouth.

Yet tell me, sire, don't you as nice appear
With your false calves, bardash, and fav'rites here?

Mrs. Centlivre.

Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894
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