Taken from my computer's dictionary program.
Thursday, December 2, 2010
Vocab Day #4
periwig |ˈperiˌwig|nouna highly styled wig worn formerly as a fashionable headdress by both women and men.
• archaic term for wig 1 .DERIVATIVESperiwigged adjectiveORIGIN early 16th cent.: alteration of peruke , with -wi- representing the French -u- sound.
Taken from my computer's dictionary program.
Taken from my computer's dictionary program.
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Thank you for the insightful lesson! I'm going to use this word as often as I can.
ReplyDeleteBut first I need to put on my periwig to go outside. :D
I definitely need a periwig. Had the worst haircut ever last week! (I know, it'll grow out.)
ReplyDeleteHaha! What a fun word. :)
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