Toupet

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

  Toupee \Tou*pee"\ (?; 277), Toupet \Tou*pet"\ (?; 277), n. [F.
     toupet, dim. of OF. top a tuft; of Teutonic origin, and akin
     to E. top. See {Top} apex, and cf. {Topet}.]
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     1. A little tuft; a curl or artificial lock of hair.
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     2. A small wig, or a toppiece of a wig.
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              Her powdered hair is turned backward over a toupee.
                                                    --G. Eliot.
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