Note 165 — No. 245. [Steele. From Tuesday, Oct. 31, to Thursday, Nov. 2, 1710.
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The cloths and gloves were to soften the skin; the Spanish wool and Portugal dishes for "complexions"; the plumpers for the cheeks. The black-lead combs were for darkening the hair. By ivory and box teeth, tooth-combs are probably intended (Dobson). Perhaps, however, the "teeth" are artificial teeth.