About The Word Periwig
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Periwig
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What's The Definition Of Periwig?
[n] wig for men fashionable in 17th-18th centuries
Synonyms | Synonyms for Periwig: peruke Related Terms | Find terms related to Periwig: See Also | wig Periwig In Webster's Dictionary \Per"i*wig\, n. [OE. perrwige, perwicke, corrupt. fr. F.
perruque; cf. OD. peruyk, from French. See {Peruke}, and cf.
{Wig}.]
A headdress of false hair, usually covering the whole head,
and representing the natural hair; a wig. --Shak.
\Per"i*wig\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Perwigged}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Perwigging}.] To dress with a periwig, or with false hair. --Swift. |
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