crepe hair

American  

noun

1. false hair, usually of plaited wool or vegetable fibers, used in theatrical makeup for making artificial beards, sideburns, etc.

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crepe hair British  

noun

1. artificial hair, usually plaited and made of wool or vegetable fibre, used in theatrical make-up

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Etymology

Origin of crepe hair

First recorded in 1810–20

Example Sentences

Beards, like the ones worn by Santas across the globe, can cost between $200 and $800.The wigs can be made with a variety of materials, including human, yak, synthetic and even crepe hair.

From Washington Times • Dec. 28, 2019

The picture contains 500 shields, 1,000 swords, 1,750 yd. of chain mail made out of silver-lacquered wool, 50 gallons of red collodion for blood, 2,500 lb. of crepe hair for beards.

From Time Magazine Archive

This time Groucho wears a smaller, neater, more realistic brush, made of crepe hair.

From Time Magazine Archive

If the Columbia Burlesque management has anything to say about it, the over-bushy crepe hair and elaborate "comic" make-up will no longer befriend comedians on the Columbia wheel.

From Time Magazine Archive

From one to another he ran, armed with his hare's foot, his box of paints and his bundle of crepe hair.

From Paul Kelver, a Novel by Jerome, Jerome K. (Jerome Klapka)