PERIWIG

periwig, peruke

(noun) a wig for men that was fashionable in the 17th and 18th centuries

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

periwig (plural periwigs)

(now, historical) A wig, especially any kind of stylised wig as formerly worn by men and women. [from 16th c.]

Verb

periwig (third-person singular simple present periwigs, present participle periwigging, simple past and past participle periwigged)

(transitive) To dress with a periwig, or with false hair; to bewig.

Source: Wiktionary


Per"i*wig, n. Etym: [OE. perrwige, perwicke, corrupt. fr. F. perruque; cf. OD. peruyk, from French. See Peruke, and cf. Wig.]

Definition: 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.]

Definition: To dress with a periwig, or with false hair. Swift.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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