periwig

Etymology
Alteration of. .

Noun

 * 1)  A wig, especially any kind of stylised wig as formerly worn by men and women.
 * 2) * 1657, Josua Poole, The English Parnassus, vide "Frost":
 * The floods in icie fetters bound.
 * Crusted earth. Every honey-headed twig
 * Wears his snowie Periwig,
 * And every bough his snowy beard.
 * Crusted earth. Every honey-headed twig
 * Wears his snowie Periwig,
 * And every bough his snowy beard.

Derived terms

 * tie periwig
 * wig

Verb

 * 1)  To dress with a periwig, or with false hair; to bewig.