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

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

Modern listeners found James Hewitt's ideas as quaint as a periwig, but agreed that his music was well worth unearthing.

From Time Magazine Archive

Let mi heart feast on the truth, but smile thou upon mi kork leg and periwig nobby.

From The Complete Works of Josh Billings by Shaw, Henry W.