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PERIWIG

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does periwig mean? 

PERIWIG (noun)
  The noun PERIWIG has 1 sense:

1. a wig for men that was fashionable in the 17th and 18th centuriesplay

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


 Dictionary entry details 


PERIWIG (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

A wig for men that was fashionable in the 17th and 18th centuries

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

periwig; peruke

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

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


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