periwig
periwig definition
peri·wig (per′ə wig′)
noun
a wig; specif., one of the type worn by men in the 17th and 18th cent., usually powdered and having the hair gathered together at the back with a ribbon
Etymology: earlier perwyke, altered < Fr perruque: see peruke
Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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