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Hairlace

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Hairláce. n.s. [hair and lace] The fillet with which women tie up their hair.

Worms are commonly resembled to a woman's hairlace or fillet, thence called tenia. Harvey on Consumptions.

If Molly happens to be careless,
And but neglects to warm her hairlace,
She gets a cold as sure as death. Swift.

Sources: Harvey, Gideon (42) · Swift, Jonathan (306)

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