periwig

Example Sentences

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They’ve all seen The Favourite though, and point out that those powdered periwigs are a reminder that there’s nothing new under the sun.

From The Guardian

Today they no longer sport full-bottomed periwigs, replete with curls, but echoes of their black and white Dutch colonial garments, handmade lace collars and tight buckle boots appear in everyday men’s wear.

From New York Times

A big man for his day, and given vainly to wearing black periwigs, Brown also was a shrewd businessman.

From Washington Post

The word “wig” is derived from the word “periwig,” which is what the English thought they heard when the French introduced them to their word: “perruque.”

From Time

He found himself, in middle age, a sour-faced, undersized man, with a huge periwig, a huger outjutting beak of a nose, and wearing egregiously high boot heels to eke out his height.

From Project Gutenberg