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Meaning of periwig in English
Pronunciation
/ˈpɛrəˌwɪɡ/
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Noun
periwig
Etymology
early 16th century: alteration of peruke, with -wi- representing the French -u- sound
Definitions
1.
wig for men fashionable in 17th-18th centuries