chain
“with crumbs—Go, sir, rub your,”
TWELFTH NIGHT, ii. 3. 113.
Gold chains were formerly worn by persons of rank and dignity, and by rich
merchants,—a fashion which descended to upper servants in great houses, and to
stewards as badges of office; and these chains were usually cleaned by being rubbed with
crumbs.
A General Glossary to Shakespeare's Works. Alexander Dyce. Boston. Dana Estes and Company. 1904.
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