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Meanings of false hair in English

Portuguese
peruca
Catalan
postís

A covering or bunch of human or artificial hair used for disguise or adornment.

peruca
Synonyms
Examples for "hairpiece"
Examples for "hairpiece"
1
It was a hairpiece; a fall, he thought, was the correct terminology.
Man on a leash
2
He sports an outrageously bad hairpiece, and he is no Ralph Bellamy.
Reuters
3
The boy reaches forward and takes the hairpiece off the man's head.
Miller's crossing
4
Charlotte returned a short while later, the hairpiece gone, looking pale and exhausted.
Romancing miss bronte: a novel
5
Phillip John Smith's had to appear in court without his hairpiece.
Radio NZ
Usage of false hair in English
1
Every lady of position wears false hair-thebarber's assistant told me so.
Jude the Obscure
2
John Eliot hated long natural hair as well as false hair.
Sabbath in Puritan New England
3
What with paint and false hair, she is too much for my gravity.
The Abominations of Modern Society
4
What one saw was not buckram, whalebone, paint, and false hair.
The Eustace Diamonds
5
I don't suppose she cares much for ribbons and false hair for herself.
He Knew He Was Right
6
I was worried my false hair might slip, but it didn't.
American crime stories
7
He came at last-cloakedand masked, and wearing the false hair and beard-utterly unrecognizable.
The Unseen Bridegroom; Or, Wedded For a Week
8
I'll be sworn the false hair this good staymaker has on cost a guinea.
Richard Carvel — Volume 06
9
She is almost bald, false hair being not so esteemed here as at home.
The diary of mattie spenser
10
Only I don't paint and whiten and wear false hair.
A Woman-Hater
11
I know she has faults-ay ,andwears false hair and false never mind what.
The Virginians
12
Surely that is not false hair that you are wearing?
The Gambler
13
For your india-rubber belt, your strait-waistcoat, and your false hair?
Poor Relations
14
He never wears a wig or false hair; he is too wise for that folly.
The Lost Naval Papers
15
Passing his finger where Ralph directed him, he felt the ridge of the false hair.
The Young Franc Tireurs, and Their Adventures in the Franco-Prus...
16
She pointed out to Philip those who were painted and those who wore false hair.
Of Human Bondage
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Translations for false hair
Portuguese
peruca
Catalan
postís
False hair through the time
False hair across language varieties
United Kingdom
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