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Periwig

Periwig Meaning & Definition
Periwig Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Periwig?

[n] wig for men fashionable in 17th-18th centuries

Synonyms | Synonyms for Periwig: peruke

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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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