periwig
NounSynonyms:
peruke
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Webster's Dictionary (1913)
Per′i·wig (pĕr′ĭ-wĭg), noun
Origin: OE. perrwige, perwicke, corrupt. fr. F. perruque; cf. OD. peruyk, from French. See Peruke, and cf. Wig.
A headdress of false hair, usually covering the whole head, and representing the natural hair; a wig. William Shakespeare
Per′i·wig transitive verb [past tense & past participle Perwigged (pĕr′ĭ-wĭgd); present participle & verbal noun Perwigging (pĕr′ĭ-wĭg-gĭng).]
To dress with a periwig, or with false hair. Jonathan Swift
Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54