TOUPÉE


Meaning of TOUPÉE in English

tou ‧ pée /ˈtuːpeɪ $ tuːˈpeɪ/ BrE AmE noun [countable]

a small artificial piece of hair that some men wear over a place on their heads where the hair no longer grows

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THESAURUS

▪ wig an object covered with artificial hair that you wear on your head:

In England judges still have to wear wigs.

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Do you think it's real, or is it wig?

▪ toupée an area of artifical hair, used to cover a ↑ bald part of your head:

The singer used to wear a toupée, and then decided to shave all his hair off.

▪ hairpiece a wig or a piece of false hair that you wear on your head to make your own hair look thicker:

Unfortunately the hairpiece didn't quite match the colour of her hair.

▪ extensions long pieces of artificial hair that can be attached to your hair to make it look longer:

I'm thinking of having extensions because my hair gets to a certain length and then becomes so thin that you can see through it.

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English.      Longman - Словарь современного английского языка.