English-Thai Dictionary

periwig

N ผมปลอม  วิก ผม  peruke wig po-plom

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

PERIWIG

n.A small wig; a kind of close cap formed by an intertexture of false hair, worn by men for ornament or to conceal baldness. Periwigs were in fashion in the days of Addison.

 

PERIWIG

v.t.To dress with a periwig, or with false hair, or with any thing in like form.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

PERIWIG

Per "i *wig, n. Etym: [OE. perrwige, perwicke, corrupt. fr. F.perruque; cf. OD. peruyk, from French. See Peruke, and cf. Wig. ]

 

Defn: A headdress of false hair, usually covering the whole head, and representing the natural hair; a wig. Shak.

 

PERIWIG

Per "i *wig, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Perwigged; p. pr. & vb. n.Perwigging.]

 

Defn: To dress with a periwig, or with false hair. Swift.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

periwig

per i wig |ˈperiˌwig ˈpɛrəwɪɡ | ▶noun a highly styled wig worn formerly as a fashionable headdress by both women and men. • archaic term for wig 1. DERIVATIVES per i wigged adjective ORIGIN early 16th cent.: alteration of peruke, with -wi- representing the French -u- sound.

 

Oxford Dictionary

periwig

peri |wig |ˈpɛrɪwɪg | ▶noun archaic a wig. • a highly styled wig worn formerly as a fashionable headdress by both women and men and retained by judges and barristers as part of their professional dress. DERIVATIVES periwigged adjective ORIGIN early 16th cent.: alteration of peruke, with -wi- representing the French -u- sound.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

periwig

per i wig /périwɪ̀ɡ /名詞 C かつら (wig ).