PER'IWIG, noun A small wig; a kind of close cap formed by an intertexture of false hair, worn by men for ornament or to conceal baldness. Periwigs were in fashion in the days of Addison. PER'IWIG, verb transitive To dress with a periwig or with false hair, or with any thing in like form.
Source: Webster's 1828 American Dictionary ↗ · public-domain · returned verbatim, no AI