- periwig
- per|i|wig [ `peri,wıg ] noun counta type of white WIG with curls that people wore in the past
Usage of the words and phrases in modern English. 2013.
Usage of the words and phrases in modern English. 2013.
Periwig — Per i*wig, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Perwigged}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Perwigging}.] To dress with a periwig, or with false hair. Swift. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Periwig — 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. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
periwig — 1520s, perwyke, popular corruption of perruck, from M.Fr. perruque (see PERUKE (Cf. peruke)) … Etymology dictionary
periwig — [per′ə wig΄] n. [earlier perwyke, altered < Fr perruque: see PERUKE] 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 … English World dictionary
periwig-pated — perˈiwig pāˈted adjective Wearing a periwig • • • Main Entry: ↑periwig … Useful english dictionary
periwig — noun Etymology: modification of Middle French perruque more at peruke Date: 1529 peruke • periwigged adjective … New Collegiate Dictionary
periwig — /per i wig /, n. a wig, esp. a peruke. [1520 30; earlier perwyke, alter. of MF perruque PERUKE] * * * … Universalium
periwig — noun /ˈpɛrɪwɪɡ/ wig … Wiktionary
periwig — see WIG … The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins
periwig — per·i·wig || perɪwɪg n. wig, cap of hair worn on the head … English contemporary dictionary