added the term "Dundreary whiskers" to English vocabulary
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actor
comic character
dramatist
facial hairstyle
fictional character
playwright
sideburns style
stage character
stage play
Lord Dundreary is a fictional, comically foppish aristocrat from the 19th-century stage play "Our American Cousin," whose exaggerated sideburns and mannerisms became a cultural touchstone in Victorian England.
Observed surface forms (5)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Lord Dundreary | 0 |
| Dundreary whiskers | 0 |
| Our American Cousin | 0 |
| Edward Askew Sothern | 0 |
| Tom Taylor | 0 |
Statements (40)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
actor
ⓘ
comic character ⓘ dramatist ⓘ facial hairstyle ⓘ fictional character ⓘ playwright ⓘ sideburns style ⓘ stage character ⓘ stage play ⓘ |
| appearsInWork | Our American Cousin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Victorian England
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Victorian theatre ⓘ comic exaggeration ⓘ foppishness ⓘ |
| author | Tom Taylor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| characterTrait |
comical
ⓘ
foppish ⓘ good-natured ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| createdBy | Tom Taylor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| describedAs |
bushy side-whiskers without a beard
ⓘ
long drooping sideburns ⓘ |
| fictionalTitle | Lord ⓘ |
| firstPerformedIn | 1858 ⓘ |
| firstPopularIn | 19th century ⓘ |
| genre | comedy ⓘ |
| hasGivenName | Alfred NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasLexicalLegacy | Dundreary whiskers ⓘ |
| influenced |
English vocabulary
ⓘ
Victorian popular culture ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Lord Dundreary NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nationality |
British
ⓘ
English ⓘ |
| notableCharacter | Lord Dundreary NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
eccentric mannerisms
ⓘ
exaggerated sideburns ⓘ |
| notableRole | Lord Dundreary NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Victorian fashion ⓘ |
| portrayedBy | Edward Askew Sothern NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedInLanguage | English ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.