Associations to the word «Periwig»
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Wiktionary
PERIWIG, noun. (historical) wig
PERIWIG, verb. (transitive) To dress with a periwig, or with false hair; to bewig.
Dictionary definition
PERIWIG, noun. A wig for men that was fashionable in the 17th and 18th centuries.
Wise words
Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary
meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the
truants in custody and bring them back to their right
senses.