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In France, half a century later, not only the _perruque_, but the _menton glabre_ was regarded as symptomatic of the classicist and the academician; while the beard became a badge of romanticism.
A History of English Romanticism in the Nineteenth Century 1886
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_glabre_ faces and high-pitched voices and women with rather wild eyes.
Mrs. Warren's Daughter A Story of the Woman's Movement Harry Hamilton Johnston 1892
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I shall not forget the bald prominent forehead (_une tête glabre_), the cavernous eyes, the macabre expression of burnt-out lust smouldering upon his face. "
Without Prejudice Israel Zangwill 1895
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