periwig
1Periwig — 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] …
2Periwig — 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] …
3periwig — 1520s, perwyke, popular corruption of perruck, from M.Fr. perruque (see PERUKE (Cf. peruke)) …
4periwig — [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 …
5periwig-pated — perˈiwig pāˈted adjective Wearing a periwig • • • Main Entry: ↑periwig …
6periwig — noun Etymology: modification of Middle French perruque more at peruke Date: 1529 peruke • periwigged adjective …
7periwig — /per i wig /, n. a wig, esp. a peruke. [1520 30; earlier perwyke, alter. of MF perruque PERUKE] * * * …
8periwig — noun /ˈpɛrɪwɪɡ/ wig …
9periwig — per|i|wig [ peri,wıg ] noun count a type of white WIG with curls that people wore in the past …
10periwig — see WIG …
