peruke
[puh-rook]
noun
a man's wig of the 17th and 18th centuries, usually powdered and gathered at the back of the neck with a ribbon; periwig.
Origin of peruke
First recorded in 1540–50, peruke is from the Middle French word perruque head of hair, wig, of disputed orig.
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Historical Examples of peruke
The period is contemporary with the peruke––the period is the peruke of style.
Leading Articles on Various SubjectsHugh Miller
The Peruke, and, as it were, all that the Peruke symbolized.
His silver-white hair when he removed his peruke was a venerable spectacle.
Pioneers of ScienceOliver Lodge
This was a peruke of his, famous in the part of Sir Fopling Flutter.
The TownLeigh Hunt
Jacques had taken off the mask and peruke of Goodman Cholera.
The Wandering Jew, CompleteEugene Sue
peruke
noun
Word Origin for peruke
C16: from French perruque, from Italian perrucca wig, of obscure origin
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