peruke
/pəˈruːk/
noun
- A wig, especially one worn by men in the 17th and 18th centuries as a fashion or as part of a formal outfit.
- The actor put on a peruke to play a historical character from the 18th century.
- The judge in the old painting wore a long white peruke.
- In the 1700s, wealthy men often wore a peruke to show their status.