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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
periwig/ˈpɛrɪwɪɡ/

▶noun a highly styled wig worn formerly by both women and men and retained by judges and barristers as part of their professional dress.

– derivatives
periwigged adjective.

– origin C16: alt. of peruke, with -wi- representing the Fr. -u- sound.

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