artificial hair, usually plaited and made of wool or vegetable fibre, used in theatrical make-up
crepe hair in American English
noun
false hair, usually of plaited wool or vegetable fibers, used in theatrical makeup formaking artificial beards, sideburns, etc
Also called: crepe wool
Word origin
[1810–20]This word is first recorded in the period 1810–20. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: dominance, dynamic, rationalize, triangulation, voodoo