periwig

English

Etymology

Alteration of (deprecated template usage) [etyl] French perruque. Compare peruke, wig.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpɛɹɪwɪɡ/

Noun

periwig (plural periwigs)

1. (historical) wig
   • 1607, Cyril Tourneur, The Revenger’s Tragedy:

     Methinks she makes almost as fair a sign / As some old gentlewoman in a periwig.

Verb

periwig (third-person singular simple present periwigg, present participle ing, simple past and past participle periwiged)

1. (transitive) To dress with a periwig, or with false hair; to bewig.

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