toupee
A wig of false hair worn to cover a bald spot, especially as worn by a manA wig of false hair worn to cover a bald spot, especially as worn by a man.
» Tom wears a toupee, I think.
Meaning
3 sensesA wig of false hair worn to cover a bald spot, especially as worn by a man.
Near-synonym: hair system
(obsolete)A small tuft; a curl or artificial lock of hair.
(obsolete)A small wig, or a toppiece of a wig, worn by both sexes.
Toupet
пари́кparík
- a small hairpiece to cover partial baldness
Examples
8 sentencesTom wears a toupee, I think.
His toupee looks like a dead cat.
deSein Toupet sieht aus wie eine tote Katze.
Any man wearing a toupee fears a windy day.
She gave a titter when his toupee fell sideways.
deSie kicherte als sein Haarteil zur Seite fiel.
Why doesn't Tom just embrace the bald look instead of wearing that stupid toupee?
Translations
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Origin
1727, from French toupet (“small tuft of hair, forelock”), from Middle French toupet (“sma1727, from French toupet (“small tuft of hair, forelock”), from Middle French toupet (“small tuft of hair, forelock”), from Old French toupet (“small tuft of hair, forelock”), diminutive of toupe, top (“tuft of hair”), from Frankish *topp (“summit, crest, tuft of hair”), from Proto-Germanic *tuppaz (“summit, crest, tuft of hair”). Cognate with Old Dutch topp (“top”) (Dutch top), Old Frisian top (“summit, crest, tuft of hair”), Old English top (“summit, crest, tuft of hair”), Old High German zopf (“end, summit, tuft of hair”), Old Norse toppr (“tuft of hair, forelock”). More at top.
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Forms
plural: toupeesSynonyms
3 synonyms- a small hairpiece to cover partial baldness:toupe