Dundrearies

By The Daily Dish

A word for the day:

Long flowing sideburns.

[After the bushy sideburns worn by actor Edward A. Sothern who played the part of Lord Dundreary in the play Our American Cousin (1858), written by Tom Taylor (1817-1880). This was the play being performed at Ford's Theatre in Washington DC during which Abraham Lincoln was shot.]

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http://www.theatlantic.com/daily-dish/archive/2008/05/dundrearies/216726/