Peruke

Quick meaning: Peruke is a noun meaning A wig, especially one with long hair on the sides and back, worn mainly by men in the 17th and 18th centuries.

Meaning

A wig, especially one with long hair on the sides and back, worn mainly by men in the 17th and 18th centuries.

Example Sentences

Let the long peruke succeed the godly cropt hair; the cravat, the ruff; […]

With a delicate touch, he reset his golden peruke on his sweat-slick skull.

But now at thirty years my hair is gray— / (I wonder what it will be like at forty? / I thought of a peruke the other day) […]

To poſterity perhaps his prints vvill carry an idea of ſomething burleſque; perukes of outrageous length flovving over ſuits of armour compoſe vvonderfull habits.

Word Forms

• perukes
• perruque
• peruque

Synonyms for peruke

Depending on context, synonyms include periwig.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include periwig, perruque, peruque, toupee, chevelure, toupet.

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