Find the synonyms or antonyms of a word



Synonyms for periwig


Grammar : Noun
Spell : per-i-wig
Phonetic Transcription : ˈpɛr ɪˌwɪg



Définition of periwig

Origin :
  • 1520s, perwyke, popular corruption of perruck, from Middle French perruque (see peruke).
  • As in toupee : noun wig
  • As in wig : noun hairpiece
Example sentences :
  • We looked high and low, on the seats and beneath them, but not a sign of the periwig was there.
  • Extract from : « Micah Clarke » by Arthur Conan Doyle
  • He looked him over from the soles of his riding-boots to the crown of his periwig.
  • Extract from : « Captain Blood » by Rafael Sabatini
  • I wonder shall history ever pull off her periwig and cease to be Court-ridden?
  • Extract from : « James Boswell » by William Keith Leask
  • The colour of his hair could not be discovered, as, according to the fashion, he wore a periwig.
  • Extract from : « Red Gauntlet » by Sir Walter Scott
  • Ti wears a periwig of a different kind from that of 204Ra-nefer.
  • Extract from : « A History of Art in Ancient Egypt, Vol. II (of 2) » by Georges Perrot
  • The shaved Mohammedans of our day replace the periwig with the turban.
  • Extract from : « A History of Art in Ancient Egypt, Vol. II (of 2) » by Georges Perrot
  • Come, come, it would be but a bald world, but that it weares a periwig.
  • Extract from : « Elizabethan and Jacobean Pamphlets » by Various
  • The periwig first appears in history as the headgear of a fool.
  • Extract from : « Chats on Costume » by G. Woolliscroft Rhead
  • Belay the binnacle and part the ship's periwig abaft the main-mast!
  • Extract from : « Lochinvar » by S. R. Crockett
  • His barber agrees to keep his periwig in order for £1 a year.
  • Extract from : « English Costume » by Dion Clayton Calthrop

Words or expressions associated with your search


Most wanted synonyms

Based on : Thesaurus.com - Gutenberg.org - Dictionary.com - Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019