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Peruke

Peruke Meaning & Definition
Peruke Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Peruke?

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

Synonyms | Synonyms for Peruke: periwig

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See Also | wig

Peruke In Webster's Dictionary

\Per"uke\, n. [F. perruque, It. perrucca, parrucca, fr. L. pilus hair. Cf. {Periwig}, {Wig}, {Peel} to strip off, {Plush}, {Pile} a hair.] A wig; a periwig.
\Per"uke\, v. t. To dress with a peruke. [R.]

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