Found 2 items, similar to periwig.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: periwig periwig n : wig for men fashionable in 17th-18th centuries [syn: peruke]
English → English (gcide) Definition: Periwig Periwig \Per"i*wig\, n. [OE. perrwige, perwicke, corrupt. fr. F. perruque; cf. OD. peruyk, from French. See Peruke, and cf. Wig.] A headdress of false hair, usually covering the whole head, and representing the natural hair; a wig. --Shak. [1913 Webster] Periwig \Per"i*wig\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Perwigged; p. pr. & vb. n. Perwigging.] To dress with a periwig, or with false hair. --Swift. [1913 Webster]