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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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