peruke
Example Sentences
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A peruke was made of long hair, often with curls on the sides, and was sometimes drawn back on the nape of the neck.
From BBC • Dec. 30, 2021
The leading man, Charles Macklin, decided to pick a fight about a peruke with his fellow actor, Thomas Hallam.
From The Guardian • Oct. 5, 2012
Harpo is the one in the curled peruke whose zany glee is never accompanied by a syllable.
From Time Magazine Archive
One, wearing an 18th century peruke and still clutching a dueling pistol, is Colonel Alexander Hamilton.
From Time Magazine Archive
I didn’t know what a peruke was, and I didn’t want to ask.
From "Silent To The Bone" by E.L. Konigsburg
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
