peruke
per·uke
peruke · perukes
парик
Perücke
A wig, especially one with long hair on the sides and back, worn mainly by men in the…A wig, especially one with long hair on the sides and back, worn mainly by men in the 17th and 18th centuries.
UK/pəˈɹuːk/US/pəˈɹuk/
Meaning
1 sensesA wig, especially one with long hair on the sides and back, worn mainly by men in the 17th and 18th centuries.
Perücke
пари́кparík
a wig for men that was fashionable in the 17th and 18th centuries
Translations
7 languagesРусский
By meaning 1
wig:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
wig:
Origin
From French perruque. Doublet of periwig.From French perruque. Doublet of periwig.
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Forms
plural: perukesSynonyms
1 synonymsClose in meaning
- a wig for men that was fashionable in the 17th and 18th centuries:periwig
Word family
2 related wordsRelatedperruquier
Derivedperuked
See also
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