TOUPEE

toupee, toupe

(noun) a small hairpiece to cover partial baldness

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

toupee (plural toupees)

A wig of false hair worn to cover a bald spot, especially as worn by a man.

(obsolete) A little tuft; a curl or artificial lock of hair.

(obsolete) A small wig, or a toppiece of a wig.

• G. Eliot

Source: Wiktionary


Tou*pee", Tou*pet"(), n. Etym: [F. toupet, dim. of OF. top a tuft; of Teutonic origin, and akin to E. top. See Top apex, and cf. Topet.]

1. A little tuft; a curl or artificial lock of hair.

2. A small wig, or a toppiece of a wig. Her powdered hair is turned backward over a toupee. G. Eliot.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Coffee dates back to the 9th century. Goat herders in Ethiopia noticed their goats seem to be “dancing” after eating berries from a particular shrub. They reported it to the local monastery, and a monk made a drink out of it. The monk found out he felt energized and kept him awake at night. That’s how the first coffee drink was born.

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