peruked
9.9
Wearing a wig like the long powdered style men wore in the 1600s and 1700s
- adjective
- /pəˈruːkt/
- Archaic
:
perucado
- In the portrait, the nobleman is peruked as was the fashion of his time.
Examples
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The judge, peruked and robed, entered the courtroom in silence.
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He looked quite peruked at the costume party.
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A group of peruked gentlemen gathered to discuss politics in the candlelit hall.
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The peruked gentleman walked confidently into the room.
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A group of peruked gentlemen gathered to discuss politics in the candlelit hall.
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In the portrait, the nobleman is peruked as was the fashion of his time.
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The judge, peruked and robed, entered the courtroom in silence.
Synonyms
wigged
vsperuked
2
8.1
Wearing false hair on the head
refers specifically to the fashionable 17th and 18th century men's wig
1
8.4
Wearing a wig, often as part of a costume or official dress
focuses on the historical fashionable wig rather than dress or costume use
1
9.9
Someone who wears a large old-style wig like men wore in the 1600s and 1700s
is the same meaning but uses a different spelling
How Old-Fashioned
peruked
- Archaic
bewigged
1
8.4
- Archaic
1
8.4
Surface Forms
peruked positive
Morphology
Etymology
Peruked comes from the French word perruque 'wig' and the English form peruke, so it simply means 'wearing a wig'.