sky rug

sky-piece

dated A hat, especially belonging to a man. The ruffian snatched the sky-piece clean off the fella's head and crumpled it up into a wrinkled little ball. We all took off our sky-pieces as a show of respect for the man who had died.

sky rug

n. a toupee; a man’s wig. I think he is wearing a sky rug. See also: rug, sky