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hairpiece

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

A false substitute for a person's hair; a toupee or wig.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

a covering or bunch of human or artificial hair used for disguise or adornment

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: false hair, postiche

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: attire, garb, dress

Narrower terms: Afro-wig, switch, toupee, toupe, wig

History

Etymology

From hair + piece.

Across languages

Translations

14 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 髮片 /发片 — false substitute for a person's hair
  • Esperanto: peruko — false substitute for a person's hair
  • Finnish: tekotukka — false substitute for a person's hair
  • Finnish: peruukki — false substitute for a person's hair
  • French: perruque — false substitute for a person's hair
  • German: Haarteil — false substitute for a person's hair
  • Ido: peruko — false substitute for a person's hair
  • Italian: parrucca — false substitute for a person's hair
  • Polish: tresa — false substitute for a person's hair
  • Polish: treska — false substitute for a person's hair
  • Russian: пари́к (parík) — false substitute for a person's hair
  • Turkish: takma saç — false substitute for a person's hair
  • Turkish: peruk — false substitute for a person's hair
  • Turkish: peruka — false substitute for a person's hair