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peruke in German

peruke in German is Perücke — peruke means a wig with long hair at the sides and back, worn chiefly by men in the 1600s and 1700s.

peruke in German

Perücke
noun
A wig, especially one with long hair on the sides and back, worn mainly by men in the 17th and 18th centuries.

What does "peruke" mean?

  1. noun A wig with long hair at the sides and back, worn chiefly by men in the 1600s and 1700s.
    "Every chair was filled, the line of assistants working like conjurors at the bizarre hairstyles, a splendid confusion of feathers and flared perukes, wings of back-brushed hair, like the plumage of an aviary."
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peruke in a sentence

  • Every chair was filled, the line of assistants working like conjurors at the bizarre hairstyles, a splendid confusion of feathers and flared perukes, wings of back-brushed hair, like the plumage of an aviary.
  • With a delicate touch, he reset his golden peruke on his sweat-slick skull.

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What is "peruke" in German?
"peruke" in German is Perücke. peruke means: A wig with long hair at the sides and back, worn chiefly by men in the 1600s and 1700s.
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