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noun
A wig of false hair worn to cover a bald spot, especially as worn by a man.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Synonyms: hairpiece, hair system
Antonyms: none provided
noun
A small tuft; a curl or artificial lock of hair.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: obsolete
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
A small wig, or a toppiece of a wig, worn by both sexes.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: obsolete
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
a small hairpiece to cover partial baldness
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: toupe
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: hairpiece, false hair, postiche
History
1727, from French toupet (“small tuft of hair, forelock”), from Middle French toupet (“small tuft of hair, forelock”), from Old French toupet (“small tuft of hair, forelock”), diminutive of toupe, top (“tuft of hair”), from Frankish *topp (“summit, crest, tuft of hair”), from Proto-Germanic *tuppaz (“summit, crest, tuft of hair”). Cognate with Old Dutch topp (“top”) (Dutch top), Old Frisian top (“summit, crest, tuft of hair”), Old English top (“summit, crest, tuft of hair”), Old High German zopf (“end, summit, tuft of hair”), Old Norse toppr (“tuft of hair, forelock”). More at top.
Across languages
24 source translations are retained for this English entry.
