toupee

tou·pee

 (to͞o-pā′)

n.

1. A partial wig or hairpiece worn to cover a bald spot.

2. A curl or lock of hair worn during the 1700s as a topknot on a periwig.

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[French toupet, diminutive of Old French toupe, tuft of hair, from Frankish *top.]

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toupee

(ˈtuːpeɪ)

n

1. (Hairdressing & Grooming) a wig or hairpiece worn, esp by men, to cover a bald or balding place

2. (Historical Terms) (formerly) a prominent lock on a periwig, esp in the 18th century

[C18: apparently from French toupet forelock, from Old French toup top, of Germanic origin; see top¹]

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tou•pee

(tuˈpeɪ)

n.

1. a man's wig.

2. a patch of false hair for covering a bald spot.

3. a curl or an artificial lock of hair on the top of the head, esp. as a crowning feature of a periwig.

[1720–30; variant of toupet < French, = Old French to(u)p tuft (< Germanic; see top¹) + -et -et]

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Thesaurus

Noun

1.

toupee - a small hairpiece to cover partial baldness toupe false hair, hairpiece, postiche - a covering or bunch of human or artificial hair used for disguise or adornment

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Translations

خُصْلَه من شَعْر مُسْتَعارشَعْرٌ مُسْتَعار

příčesektupé

toupé

Toupet

περουκίνι

peluquín

hiuslisäke

postiche

tupe

kis paróka

hárkolla

parrucchinotoupet

かつら

(남성용) 가발

nedidelis perukas

toupet

tupéhalvparykk

peruka

capachinhotopete postiço

príčesoktupé

tupé

ผมปลอมของชาย

perukyarım peruk

tóc giả

男子假发一绺假发

toupée

[ˈtuːpeɪ] N → peluca f, postizo m

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

toupee

[ˈtuːpeɪ] n → postiche m

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

toupee

n → Toupet nt

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

toupee

[ˈtuːpeɪ] n → toupet m inv, parrucchino

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

toupee

(ˈtuːpei) , ((American) tu:ˈpei) noun

a small wig especially for a man. pruikie خُصْلَه من شَعْر مُسْتَعار малка перука peruca tupé; příčesek das Toupet toupé ανδρική περούκα peluquín šinjoon کلاه گیس tupee postiche פֵאָה נָכרִית חֶלקִית कृत्रिम बाल tupe, vlasulja kis paróka rambut palsu hárkolla parrucchino かつら (남성용) 가발 nedidelis perukas neliela parūka, šinjons, piespraužama matu sproga rambut palsu lelaki haarstukjetupé, halvparykk peruczka جوړ شوى ويښتان، مصنوعي ويښتان peruca moţ накладка из волос príčesok; tupé lasni vložek tupe tupé ผมปลอมของชาย peruk 男子假髮 невеликий парик, фальшивий кучер مصنوعي بالوں کي ٹوپي tóc giả 一绺假发，男子假发

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toupee

→ شَعْرٌ مُسْتَعار příčesek toupé Toupet περουκίνι peluquín hiuslisäke postiche tupe parrucchino かつら (남성용) 가발 toupet tupé peruka capachinho, topete postiço накладка из волос для мужчин для прикрытия лысины tupé ผมปลอมของชาย yarım peruk tóc giả 男子假发

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