Wig worn by men from the 17th to early 19th centuries.
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Examples for "periwig "
1 It went without saying that the Earl of Hollesley wore a periwig .
2 His great black periwig was as sedulously curled as any at Whitehall.
3 He wore a great brown periwig that set off his rosy face.
4 The composer picked up his staff from the floor and righted his periwig .
5 This is not so cumbrous as a periwig we have noticed.
1 An indorsement written on the allonge is deemed to be written on the bill itself.
2 Enormous allonge perukes and ruffles, the fontange (high headdress), hoops, and high heels, rendered the human race a caricature of itself.
1 Jacques had taken off the mask and peruke of Goodman Cholera.
2 Another paid thirty louis d'or for the peruke of the king.
3 With a delicate touch, he reset his golden peruke on his sweat-slick skull.
4 The old hussar gave a grim look to the emperor, and raised his peruke .
5 His Excellency shook his majestic peruke , and echoed the lady.
6 He was in coloured clothes, a silk doublet, flowing peruke , and boots and spurs.
7 Nodding his peruke , the king promised to render him contented.
8 She plucks off her peruke , and puts it on again when he knows her.
9 Then he exchanged his own peruke and hat for the shabby ones of the coachman.
10 It was adopted by the exquisites of Vienna, and called "the Kaunitz peruke . " ]
11 But Tom would not be denied the fashionable peruke .
12 He wore a peruke , and his hat upon that.
13 It consisted of a boy's soiled dress, an old peruke , and an old felt hat.
14 But I have a peruke to take to a client who lives hard by Snowe Hill.
15 If he who wears a peruke is more to be feared than he who wears none?
16 Fashion had changed; the peruke was no longer in favour, and only worn to a limited extent.
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