Peruke

//pəˈɹuːk// noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A wig, especially one with long hair on the sides and back, worn mainly by men in the 17th and 18th centuries.

    "To poſterity perhaps his prints vvill carry an idea of ſomething burleſque; perukes of outrageous length flovving over ſuits of armour compoſe vvonderfull habits."

  2. 2
    a wig for men that was fashionable in the 17th and 18th centuries wordnet

Synonyms

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wigperiwigperiwigwig

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"To poſterity perhaps his prints vvill carry an idea of ſomething burleſque; perukes of outrageous length flovving over ſuits of armour compoſe vvonderfull habits."

Etymology

From French perruque. Doublet of periwig.

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