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Meanings of allonge in English

Russian
аллонж
Spanish
perruque
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Wig worn by men from the 17th to early 19th centuries.

        аллонж
        Synonyms
        Examples for "periwig"
        Examples for "periwig"
        1
        It went without saying that the Earl of Hollesley wore a periwig.
        The system of the world
        2
        His great black periwig was as sedulously curled as any at Whitehall.
        Captain Blood
        3
        He wore a great brown periwig that set off his rosy face.
        Oddsfish!
        4
        The composer picked up his staff from the floor and righted his periwig.
        The system of the world
        5
        This is not so cumbrous as a periwig we have noticed.
        At the Sign of the Barber's Pole: Studies In Hirsute History
        1
        Jacques had taken off the mask and peruke of Goodman Cholera.
        The Wandering Jew — Volume 09
        2
        Another paid thirty louis d'or for the peruke of the king.
        Marie Antoinette and Her Son
        3
        With a delicate touch, he reset his golden peruke on his sweat-slick skull.
        Anno Dracula
        4
        The old hussar gave a grim look to the emperor, and raised his peruke.
        Joseph II. and His Court: An Historical Novel
        5
        His Excellency shook his majestic peruke, and echoed the lady.
        "The Ladies": A Shining Constellation of Wit and Beauty
        Usage of allonge in English
        1
        An indorsement written on the allonge is deemed to be written on the bill itself.
        The Project Gutenberg Encyclopedia, Volume 1 of 28
        2
        Enormous allonge perukes and ruffles, the fontange (high headdress), hoops, and high heels, rendered the human race a caricature of itself.
        Germany from the Earliest Period, Volume 4
        Frequent collocations
        Translations for allonge
        Spanish
        perruque
        Allonge through the time