Definition of periwig in English:

periwig

noun ˈpɛrɪwɪɡˈpɛrəˌwɪɡ

archaic

1A wig.
Example sentencesExamples
- He scuttled ahead to hold open the door, moving so jerkily that his periwig slipped down over his forehead.
- The small party was conspicuous enough to be identified by a group of German tourists outside Paris, so they took the precaution of buying periwigs to thicken their disguises.
1. 1.1 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.
  佩鲁基假发（原本是一种非常流行的男女都戴的假发，后来成为法官和律师职业装的一部分）
  Example sentencesExamples
  The periwig, adopted from French fashion after the Restoration, not only concealed baldness or reduced head-lice (since the natural hair was close-cropped or shaved) but was worn to enhance dignity.
  During the Restoration its rooms saw many grand assemblies (at one, Samuel Pepys burnt his periwig on a candle).
  The front door opened and Herr von Rogoff emerged, dressed in a black coat and a stiff gray periwig that put me in mind of a portrait of a great-grandfather I had once seen.
  How many of today's children know what a periwig is, let alone a waistcoat made of paduasoy?
  Some seem silly now, like his campaign to rid the New World of periwigs.

Derivatives

periwigged

adjective

archaic

Several groups found themselves excluded from the American Dream of the white, periwigged, slaveholding intelligentsia of Enlightenment Virginia.

Origin

Early 16th century: alteration of peruke, with -wi- representing the French -u- sound.

Definition of periwig in US English:

periwig

nounˈpɛrəˌwɪɡˈperəˌwiɡ

archaic

1
archaic term for wig
Example sentencesExamples
- He scuttled ahead to hold open the door, moving so jerkily that his periwig slipped down over his forehead.
- The small party was conspicuous enough to be identified by a group of German tourists outside Paris, so they took the precaution of buying periwigs to thicken their disguises.
1. 1.1 A highly styled wig worn formerly as a fashionable headdress by both women and men.
  佩鲁基假发（原本是一种非常流行的男女都戴的假发，后来成为法官和律师职业装的一部分）
  Example sentencesExamples
  During the Restoration its rooms saw many grand assemblies (at one, Samuel Pepys burnt his periwig on a candle).
  The periwig, adopted from French fashion after the Restoration, not only concealed baldness or reduced head-lice (since the natural hair was close-cropped or shaved) but was worn to enhance dignity.
  Some seem silly now, like his campaign to rid the New World of periwigs.
  The front door opened and Herr von Rogoff emerged, dressed in a black coat and a stiff gray periwig that put me in mind of a portrait of a great-grandfather I had once seen.
  How many of today's children know what a periwig is, let alone a waistcoat made of paduasoy?

Origin

Early 16th century: alteration of peruke, with -wi- representing the French -u- sound.

单词	periwig
释义	Definition of periwig in English: periwig noun ˈpɛrɪwɪɡˈpɛrəˌwɪɡ archaic 1A wig. Example sentencesExamples He scuttled ahead to hold open the door, moving so jerkily that his periwig slipped down over his forehead. The small party was conspicuous enough to be identified by a group of German tourists outside Paris, so they took the precaution of buying periwigs to thicken their disguises. 1.1 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. 佩鲁基假发（原本是一种非常流行的男女都戴的假发，后来成为法官和律师职业装的一部分） Example sentencesExamples The periwig, adopted from French fashion after the Restoration, not only concealed baldness or reduced head-lice (since the natural hair was close-cropped or shaved) but was worn to enhance dignity. During the Restoration its rooms saw many grand assemblies (at one, Samuel Pepys burnt his periwig on a candle). The front door opened and Herr von Rogoff emerged, dressed in a black coat and a stiff gray periwig that put me in mind of a portrait of a great-grandfather I had once seen. How many of today's children know what a periwig is, let alone a waistcoat made of paduasoy? Some seem silly now, like his campaign to rid the New World of periwigs. Derivatives periwigged adjective archaic Several groups found themselves excluded from the American Dream of the white, periwigged, slaveholding intelligentsia of Enlightenment Virginia. Origin Early 16th century: alteration of peruke, with -wi- representing the French -u- sound. Definition of periwig in US English: periwig nounˈpɛrəˌwɪɡˈperəˌwiɡ archaic 1 archaic term for wig Example sentencesExamples He scuttled ahead to hold open the door, moving so jerkily that his periwig slipped down over his forehead. The small party was conspicuous enough to be identified by a group of German tourists outside Paris, so they took the precaution of buying periwigs to thicken their disguises. 1.1 A highly styled wig worn formerly as a fashionable headdress by both women and men. 佩鲁基假发（原本是一种非常流行的男女都戴的假发，后来成为法官和律师职业装的一部分） Example sentencesExamples During the Restoration its rooms saw many grand assemblies (at one, Samuel Pepys burnt his periwig on a candle). The periwig, adopted from French fashion after the Restoration, not only concealed baldness or reduced head-lice (since the natural hair was close-cropped or shaved) but was worn to enhance dignity. Some seem silly now, like his campaign to rid the New World of periwigs. The front door opened and Herr von Rogoff emerged, dressed in a black coat and a stiff gray periwig that put me in mind of a portrait of a great-grandfather I had once seen. How many of today's children know what a periwig is, let alone a waistcoat made of paduasoy? Origin Early 16th century: alteration of peruke, with -wi- representing the French -u- sound.
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