PERUKE


Meaning of PERUKE in English

— peruked , adj. — perukeless , adj.

/peuh roohk"/ , n.

a man's wig of the 17th and 18th centuries, usually powdered and gathered at the back of the neck with a ribbon; periwig.

[ 1540-50; perruque head of hair, wig, of disputed orig. ]

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