Definition for PER'I-WIG

PER'I-WIG, n. [Ir. pereabhic. Qu. D. paruik; G. perrücke; Dan. perryk; Fr. perruque; It. parrucca.]

A small wig; a kind of close cap formed by an intertexture of false hair, worn by men for ornament or to conceal baldness. Periwigs were in fashion in the days of Addison.

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