periwig, peruke
(noun) a wig for men that was fashionable in the 17th and 18th centuries
Source: WordNet® 3.1
periwig (plural periwigs)
(now, historical) A wig, especially any kind of stylised wig as formerly worn by men and women. [from 16th c.]
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
20 June 2024
(adverb) not to a significant degree or amount; “our budget will only be insignificantly affected by these new cuts”
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