Vocabulary: Carcanet - a necklace, before about 1575 when the word necklace comes into use Lucerne - lynx fur, other furs are marten, sable and so on Women's Fashion: Elizabethan women had a make-up base of white led and sulfur. With various dyes on the cheeks, beauty marks drawn on, eyebrows plucked, lips thickly lipsticked, and hair powdered, pinned and perfumed. Women wanted their clothing to look much like men. Broad shoulders, wide hips, and slimmed waist. Men's Fashion: Wealthy men wore fabrics that were colorful, adorned with expensive trimmings, such as gold and silver lace. They wore rare furs and jewels like pearls. The poor wore canvas, fustian, and leather. Children' Fashion: Young children of both sexes were clothed alike, in gowns that fell to the feet, aprons, bibs, and caps, until they were four or five years old. Older children were dressed as mini adults.
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