Periwig

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [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]



From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [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]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  periwig
       n : wig for men fashionable in 17th-18th centuries [syn: {peruke}]