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
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
The cumbersome, bottom-heavy periwig, with its almost waist-length expanse of curls, has long since given way to a proliferation of shorter, more comfortable styles.
From Time Magazine Archive
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 for my head, it should ambiguous wear At once a periwig, and its own hair.
From The Man of Taste by James Bramston
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