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PERIWIG

\pˈɛɹɪwˌɪɡ], \pˈɛɹɪwˌɪɡ], \p_ˈɛ_ɹ_ɪ_w_ˌɪ_ɡ]\

Definitions of PERIWIG

2006 - WordNet 3.0
2011 - English Dictionary Database
1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language

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wig for men fashionable in 17th-18th centuries

2006 - WordNet 3.0
By Princeton University

wig for men fashionable in 17th-18th centuries

2011 - English Dictionary Database
By DataStellar Co., Ltd

A man's headdress of false hair.

1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer

A peruke or small wig, usually shortened to WIG.

1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
By Daniel Lyons

A head dress of false hair.

1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
By James Champlin Fernald

n. [Old English, French] A small wig; a peruke; a scratch.

1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language

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