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periwig

/per-i-wig/US // ˈpɛr ɪˌwɪg //UK // (ˈpɛrɪˌwɪɡ) //

围棋,围巾,围墙,围观

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Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : a wig, especially a peruke.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Examples

  • It had been known and used before, as had the periwig, but it was not until his reign that it became common.

  • What strange confidence the age of hoop and periwig put in letter-writing!

  • He only looked more eagerly at the child, and wiped his brow with his sleeve, disarranging his periwig in doing so.

  • Thou art an ungracious wag; perdy, I mean a false hair for my periwig.

  • Periwig, per′i-wig, n. a peruke or small wig, usually shortened to Wig: an artificial head of hair.