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Peruke

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pe⋅ruke

  [puh-rook]
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–noun
a man's wig of the 17th and 18th centuries, usually powdered and gathered at the back of the neck with a ribbon; periwig.
Origin:
1540–50; < MF perruque head of hair, wig, of disputed orig.

Related forms:
pe⋅ruked, adjective
pe⋅ruke⋅less, adjective
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pe·ruke   (pə-rōōk')   
n.  A wig, especially one worn by men in the 17th and 18th centuries; a periwig.

[French perruque, from Old French, head of hair, from Old Italian perrucca.]
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Word Origin & History

peruke 
1547, "natural head of hair," from M.Fr. perruque (late 15c.), from It. perrucca "head of hair, wig," of uncertain origin; supposed to be connected to L. pilus "hair" (It. pelo, O.Fr. pel), "but the phonetic difficulties are considerable" [O.E.D.]. Meaning "artificial head of hair, periwig" is attested from 1565.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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peruke

man's wig, especially the type popular from the 17th to the early 19th century. It was made of long hair, often with curls on the sides, and drawn back on the nape of the neck

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