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View synonyms for periwig
periwig
[ per-i-wig ]
noun
- a wig, especially a peruke.
periwig
/ ˈpɛrɪˌwɪɡ /
noun
- a wig, such as a peruke
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Word History and Origins
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Word History and Origins
Origin of periwig1
C16 perwyke, changed from French perruque wig, peruke
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Example Sentences
It had been known and used before, as had the periwig, but it was not until his reign that it became common.
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What strange confidence the age of hoop and periwig put in letter-writing!
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He only looked more eagerly at the child, and wiped his brow with his sleeve, disarranging his periwig in doing so.
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Thou art an ungracious wag; perdy, I mean a false hair for my periwig.
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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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