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tou⋅pee

  [too-pey]
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–noun
1. a man's wig.
2. a patch of false hair for covering a bald spot.
3. (formerly) a curl or an artificial lock of hair on the top of the head, esp. as a crowning feature of a periwig.
Origin:
1720–30; var. of toupet < F, equiv. to OF to(u)p tuft (< Gmc; see top 1 ) + -et -et
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tou·pee   (tōō-pā')   
n.  

  1. A partial wig or hairpiece worn to cover a bald spot.

  2. A curl or lock of hair worn during the 18th century as a topknot on a periwig.


[French toupet, diminutive of Old French toupe, tuft of hair, from Frankish *top.]
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Word Origin & History

toupee 
1727, from Fr. toupet "tuft of hair, forelock," dim. formed from O.Fr. toupe "tuft," from Frank. *top, related to top (1) "highest point." Originally an artificial curl or lock on the top of the head; a style, not necessarily a compensation for baldness. In 18c., also sometimes used of a person who wears a toupee. Slang short form toup is recorded from 1959.
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toupee

originally, any raised roll of hair just above the forehead, either natural or artificial; today, a small hairpiece generally covering a bald spot. The toupee developed during the 18th century, when men and women began to comb the front hair over the top line of the wig to create a natural-looking hairline.

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