/ ˈtuːpeɪ; NAmE tuːˈpeɪ/ (also informal rug especially in NAmE ) noun
a small section of artificial hair, worn by a man to cover an area of his head where hair no longer grows
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WORD ORIGIN
early 18th cent. (denoting a curl or lock of artificial hair): toupee , alteration of French toupet hair-tuft, diminutive of Old French toup tuft, ultimately of Germanic origin and related to top .