Eccentric Elegance of 18th Century Headwear
Size: 15Difficulty: medium
Moderate difficulty suitable for most players
Baroque Bonnets and Rococo Headpieces
Challenging puzzle for experienced crossword solvers
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- 1. Elaborate towering headdress named after a mistress, resembling cascading ribbons or lace
- 3. Spanish hooded cloak piece worn as headgear, anachronistic in 18th-century fashion
- 4. Voluminous powdered wig sometimes adorned with miniature hats, a symbol of legal and aristocratic rank
- 5. Generic French term often specifying aristocratic hats with distinctive ornamental brims
- 7. Rare 18th-century fisherman's hat with a stiffened, protruding brim for storm deflection
Down
- 2. Tiny metallic sequins decorating visored hats, catching candlelight's shimmer in formal soirées
- 6. Two-cornered hat favored by naval officers, symbolizing authority amid turbulent seas
- 8. French 18th-century powdered style, a complex coiffure often topped with a miniature hat
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