'Periwig' definitions:

Definition of 'periwig'

(from WordNet)
noun
A wig for men that was fashionable in the 17th and 18th centuries [syn: periwig, peruke]

Definition of 'Periwig'

From: GCIDE
  • Periwig \Per"i*wig\ (p[e^]r"[i^]*w[i^]g), 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]

Definition of 'Periwig'

From: GCIDE
  • Periwig \Per"i*wig\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Perwigged (p[e^]r"[i^]*w[i^]gd); p. pr. & vb. n. Perwigging (p[e^]r"[i^]*w[i^]g*g[i^]ng).] To dress with a periwig, or with false hair. --Swift. [1913 Webster]

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