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Meaning of PERIWIG

Pronunciation:  'peri`wig

 
WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
[n]  wig for men fashionable in 17th-18th centuries
 

PERIWIG is a 7 letter word that starts with P.

 

 Synonyms: peruke
 
 See Also: wig

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
  1. \Per"i*wig\, n. [OE. perrwige, perwicke, corrupt. fr. F.
    perruque; cf. OD. peruyk, from French. See {Peruke}, and cf.
    {Wig}.]
    A headdress of false hair, usually covering the whole head,
    and representing the natural hair; a wig. --Shak.
    
    
  2. \Per"i*wig\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Perwigged}; p. pr. &
    vb. n. {Perwigging}.]
    To dress with a periwig, or with false hair. --Swift.
    
    
 

 

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