Dundreary

English right|thumb|Edward Sothern as Lord Dundreary, sporting dundrearies Alternative forms en dundreary Etymology From the name of Lord Dundreary, a character in Tom Taylor's play Our American Cousin (1858). Noun s + en attributive Any type of fashion, hairstyles etc. associated with the foppish Lord Dundreary in Taylor's Our American Cousin. from 19th c. en 1917 w:George Robert Sims My Life The shop windows were filled with Dundreary scarves, and Brother Sam scarves, and there were Dundreary collars and Dundreary shirts, and Dundrearyisms were on every lip. en 1986 Sheelagh Kelly For My Brother's Sins ‘I shall, if I may claim the second dance,’ spoke up a young man with Dundreary whiskers. en obsolete A person reminiscent of Lord Dundreary; a fop, a dandy. 19th–20th c. en in plural Long, bushy sideburns. from 19th c. en Piccadilly weepers en 2002 Josepth Roth w:Michael Hofmann The Radetsky March 221 Folio Society 2015 All at once, the Emperor began to whistle. He really did purse his lips, the wings of his dundrearies moved a little closer together, and the Emperor whistled a tune, a familiar, if somewhat distorted tune. Derived terms en Dundrearyism Further reading Lord Dundreary Our American Cousin en eponyms