What is a headdress of false hair, usually covering the whole head, and representing the natural hair; a wig. Shak called?
periwig — A headdress of false hair, usually covering the whole head, and representing the natural hair; a wig. Shak. (Webster's 1913.)
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- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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