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periwig

Meaninga perwig

Common meaning: a powdered wig of a bygone fashion

Journey through time

  1. Old Dutchperuyk‘a perwig’source
  2. Frenchperruque‘wig’source
  3. Englishperiwig‘a powdered wig of a bygone fashion’ · today

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: not available. Respelling: generated.
  • US IPA: not available. Respelling: generated.

Origin: Built on Old Dutch peruyk ‘a perwig’.

Roots

  • peruyk Old Dutch “a perwig”

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