peruke

[ puh-rook ]

/ pəˈruk /

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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.

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Origin of peruke

First recorded in 1540–50; from Middle French perru(c)que, “head of hair, wig”; further origin uncertain

OTHER WORDS FROM peruke

pe·ruked, adjectivepe·ruke·less, adjectiveun·pe·ruked, adjective

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How to use peruke in a sentence

This statue used to be decked out on the occasion of the procession in the long peruke and neckcloth of the reign of Charles II.
The Science of Fairy Tales|Edwin Sidney Hartland
There was food for greater mirth in the appearance on the road of a solitary figure in a wine-colored coat and bushy black peruke.
Audrey|Mary Johnston
A shoeblack in the foreground is teaching a poodle to dance; the comical animal's head is decorated with an old peruke.
Rowlandson the Caricaturist. First Volume|Joseph Grego
Periwig, per′i-wig, n. a peruke or small wig, usually shortened to Wig: an artificial head of hair.
Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 3 of 4: N-R)|Various

Peruke, per-ūk′, or per′ūk, n. an artificial cap of hair: a periwig—also Perruque.
Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 3 of 4: N-R)|Various

British Dictionary definitions for peruke

peruke

/ (pəˈruːk) /

noun

a type of wig for men, fashionable in the 17th and 18th centuriesAlso called: periwig

Word Origin for peruke

C16: from French perruque, from Italian perrucca wig, of obscure origin

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