Associations to the word «Periwig»

Wiktionary

PERIWIG, noun. (historical) wig
PERIWIG, verb. (transitive) To dress with a periwig, or with false hair; to bewig.

Dictionary definition

PERIWIG, noun. A wig for men that was fashionable in the 17th and 18th centuries.

Wise words

Words, words, words! They shut one off from the universe. Three quarters of the time one's never in contact with things, only with the beastly words that stand for them.
Aldous Huxley