The crinal hair is hard and wiry, growing, like that of a half-caste. From Wordnik.com. [First footsteps in East Africa] Reference
The crinal hair is frequently lightened by bleaching, and the pilar is browner than the crinal. From Wordnik.com. [Personal Narrative of a Pilgrimage to Al-Madinah and Meccah] Reference
The reputed beauty and the prodigious length and weight of the hair of Absalom, the son of David, as recorded in the sacred text, would be sufficient to startle the most enthusiastic modern dandy that cultivates the crinal ornament of his person. From Wordnik.com. [The Ladies Book of Useful Information Compiled from many sources] Reference
I noticed a fashion of crinal decoration quite new to me. From Wordnik.com. [Two Trips to Gorilla Land and the Cataracts of the Congo Volume 1] Reference
The Lacedæmonians used always to comb their hair before entering battle, and if their crinal adjustment caused them a tithe the irritation mine did me, we may cease to wonder at their reckless courage and desperate conduct. From Wordnik.com. [Sea-Gift. A Novel.] Reference
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