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 Definitions of periwig  [ˈpɛr ɪˌwɪg]  

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Definition of 'periwig' Random House Webster's College Dictionary 

1. (n.) periwig
a wig, esp. a peruke.

Etymology:  (1520–30; earlier perwyke, alter. of MF perruqueperuke)

Definition of 'periwig' Princeton's WordNet 

1. (noun) periwig, peruke
a wig for men that was fashionable in the 17th and 18th centuries


Definition of 'periwig' Webster Dictionary 

1. (noun) periwig
a headdress of false hair, usually covering the whole head, and representing the natural hair; a wig

2. (verb) periwig
to dress with a periwig, or with false hair



'periwig' - Nearby Entries  

peritrate  peritrichous  periwig  periwigged  periwinkle  periwinkle plant derivative  perjure  



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