periwig

per·i·wig

P0197800 (pĕr′ĭ-wĭg′)n. A wig, especially a peruke.

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[By folk etymology from Old French perruque; see peruke.]

periwig

(ˈpɛrɪˌwɪɡ) n (Clothing & Fashion) a wig, such as a peruke[C16 perwyke, changed from French perruque wig, peruke]

per•i•wig

(ˈpɛr ɪˌwɪg)

n. a wig, esp. a peruke. [1520–30; earlier perwyke, alter. of Middle French perruque peruke]

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periwig - a wig for men that was fashionable in the 17th and 18th centuriesperukewig - hairpiece covering the head and made of real or synthetic hair

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