PERIWIG
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 centuries
Familiarity information: PERIWIG used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
• PERIWIG (noun)
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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