Periwig

['perɪwɪg] or ['pɛrə,wɪg]

Definition

(noun.) a wig for men that was fashionable in the 17th and 18th centuries.

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Definition

(n.) A headdress of false hair, usually covering the whole head, and representing the natural hair; a wig.

(v. t.) To dress with a periwig, or with false hair.

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Synonyms and Synonymous

n. Wig, peruke, scratch.

Typist: Ronald

Definition

n. a peruke or small wig usually shortened to Wig: an artificial head of hair.—v.t. to dress with a periwig.—adj. Per′iwig-pā′ted wearing a periwig.

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