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HAIRPIECE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does hairpiece mean? 

HAIRPIECE (noun)
  The noun HAIRPIECE has 1 sense:

1. a covering or bunch of human or artificial hair used for disguise or adornmentplay

  Familiarity information: HAIRPIECE used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


HAIRPIECE (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

A covering or bunch of human or artificial hair used for disguise or adornment

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

false hair; hairpiece; postiche

Hypernyms ("hairpiece" is a kind of...):

attire; dress; garb (clothing of a distinctive style or for a particular occasion)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "hairpiece"):

Afro-wig (a wig that gives the appearance of an Afro hairdo)

switch (hairpiece consisting of a tress of false hair; used by women to give shape to a coiffure)

toupe; toupee (a small hairpiece to cover partial baldness)

wig (hairpiece covering the head and made of real or synthetic hair)


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