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How to pronounce periwig in English?

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Type Words
Synonyms peruke
Type of wig

Examples of periwig

periwig
This sounds a lot more like Sammy Glick in a periwig than good old George.
From the online.wsj.com
He really is starting to look like he should be wearing a periwig and ruff.
From the guardian.co.uk
The theatre returned, along with expensive fashions such as the periwig.
From the en.wikipedia.org
Mark Gatiss's foppish Captain Brazen flounces in a periwig surely composed of several cocker spaniels.
From the independent.co.uk
The theatre returned, along with expensive fashions such as the periwig and even more expensive commodities from overseas.
From the en.wikipedia.org
His periwig has fallen off, an obvious suggestion of intimacy and abandon, and an opening for Lady Easy's tact.
From the en.wikipedia.org
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 the time.com
More examples
  • A wig for men that was fashionable in the 17th and 18th centuries
  • A wig is a head of hair made from horsehair, human hair, wool, feathers, buffalo hair, or synthetic materials which is worn on the head for fashion or various other aesthetic and stylistic reasons, including cultural and religious observance. ...
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