TOUPET

Noun

toupet (plural toupets)

Archaic form of toupee.

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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