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periwig

[ per-i-wig ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

periwig

/ ˈpɛrɪˌwɪɡ /

Origin of periwig¹

1520–30; earlier perwyke, alteration of Middle French perruque peruke

Origin of periwig¹

C16 perwyke, changed from French perruque wig, peruke

It had been known and used before, as had the periwig, but it was not until his reign that it became common.

What strange confidence the age of hoop and periwig put in letter-writing!

He only looked more eagerly at the child, and wiped his brow with his sleeve, disarranging his periwig in doing so.

Thou art an ungracious wag; perdy, I mean a false hair for my periwig.

Periwig, per′i-wig, n. a peruke or small wig, usually shortened to Wig: an artificial head of hair.

April 18, 2024petrichor

[pet-ri-kawr]

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