toupee

English

/tuːˈpeɪ/

noun
Definitions
  • A wig of false hair worn to cover a bald spot, especially as worn by a man.
  • (obsolete) A little tuft; a curl or artificial lock of hair.
  • (obsolete) A small wig, or a toppiece of a wig.

Etymology

Borrowed from French toupet (small tuft of hair, forelock, toupee, tuft of hair) derived from Middle French toupet (small tuft of hair, forelock) derived from Old French toupet (tuft of hair on the top of the head, small tuft of hair, forelock) derived from Frankish *topp (summit, tuft of hair, crest, spinning top, top, tuft) derived from Proto-Germanic *tuppaz (braid, pigtail, end, summit, crest, top, plait, tip, tuft of hair).

Origin

Proto-Germanic

*tuppaz

Gloss

braid, pigtail, end, summit, crest, top, plait, tip, tuft of hair

Concept
Semantic Field

Clothing and grooming

Ontological Category

Action/Process

Kanji

終

Emoji
👩‍🌾

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