peruke
noun
- wig worn by men from the 17th to early 19th centuries
Wiktionary
Pronunciation: /pəˈɹuːk/ / /pəˈɹuk/
noun
Etymology: From French perruque. Doublet of periwig.
- A wig, especially one with long hair on the sides and back, worn mainly by men in the 17th and 18th centuries.
“To poſterity perhaps his prints vvill carry an idea of ſomething burleſque; perukes of outrageous length flovving over ſuits of armour compoſe vvonderfull habits.”
“But now at thirty years my hair is gray— / (I wonder what it will be like at forty? / I thought of a peruke the other day) […]”