What does "periwig" mean?
Periwig: A headdress of false hair, usually covering the whole head, and representing the natural hair; a wig. Shak.
Additional senses
- 2.To dress with a periwig, or with false hair. Swift.
Sources
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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