peruke

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun

A wig, especially one with long hair on the sides and back, worn mainly by men in the 17th and 18th centuries.

/pəˈɹuːk/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-peruke.wav /pəˈɹuk/

peruke perukes perruque peruque

From French perruque. Doublet of periwig.

perruquier

peruked

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