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perukeless

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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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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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