periwig

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Men in the 17th century wore the "periwig" - long, voluminous artificial curls - to denote wealth and high social status.

From BBC • Jun. 3, 2026

For Every Day's A Holiday Paramount made a determined effort to de-umph Mae West by vacuum-cleaning the script, disguising Mae in a fantastic black French periwig.

From Time Magazine Archive

As such he must wear periwig and gown at all meetings of Parliament, listen to debates, rule tactfully on parliamentary procedure.

From Time Magazine Archive

Modern listeners found James Hewitt's ideas as quaint as a periwig, but agreed that his music was well worth unearthing.

From Time Magazine Archive

His wig is a short black periwig in bobs—that is, it is gathered into bunches just on the shoulders, and is twisted in a little bob at the back of the neck.

From English Costume by Calthrop, Dion Clayton