noun
- an elaborate wig worn especially by men in the 17th and 18th centuries
Usage: historical
Examples
- The judge wore a traditional white periwig in court.
- Wealthy gentlemen of the 1700s often owned several expensive periwigs.
- The actor’s periwig was carefully styled for the period drama.
- Powdered periwigs were a symbol of status in colonial America.
- The museum displayed an ornate periwig from the Georgian era.
- His periwig was so elaborate it required daily maintenance by a servant.