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peruke
[ puh-rook ]
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.
peruke
/ pəˈruːk /
noun
- a type of wig for men, fashionable in the 17th and 18th centuries Also calledperiwig
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- pe·ruked adjective
- pe·rukeless adjective
- unpe·ruked adjective
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Word History and Origins
Origin of peruke1
First recorded in 1540–50; from Middle French perru(c)que, “head of hair, wig”; further origin uncertain
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Word History and Origins
Origin of peruke1
C16: from French perruque, from Italian perrucca wig, of obscure origin
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Example Sentences
This statue used to be decked out on the occasion of the procession in the long peruke and neckcloth of the reign of Charles II.
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There was food for greater mirth in the appearance on the road of a solitary figure in a wine-colored coat and bushy black peruke.
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A shoeblack in the foreground is teaching a poodle to dance; the comical animal's head is decorated with an old peruke.
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Periwig, per′i-wig, n. a peruke or small wig, usually shortened to Wig: an artificial head of hair.
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Peruke, per-ūk′, or per′ūk, n. an artificial cap of hair: a periwig—also Perruque.
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