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peruke [pəˈruːk] n
(Clothing & Fashion) a type of wig for men, fashionable in the 17th and 18th centuries Also called periwig [from French perruque, from Italian perrucca wig, of obscure origin] How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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His head was covered with a peruke, so daintily powdered and adjusted that it would have been sacrilege to disorder it with a hat; which, therefore (and it was a gold-laced hat, set off with a snowy feather), he carried beneath his arm. |
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