What is an old mode of dressing men's side hair in a form likened to a pigeon's wings; also, a wig similarly shaped called?
pigeonwing — An old mode of dressing men's side hair in a form likened to a pigeon's wings; also, a wig similarly shaped. (Webster's 1913.)
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- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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