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perriwigge


Title Perriwigge
Origtitle Plate 32
Source 1590 ECU Harriot/DeBry copy
Date 1590
Creator Theodor DeBry
Type Engravings
Origin Scans from 1590 ECU Harriot/DeBry copy
Occurrences

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Additional Notes

The OED defines "periwig" as follows: "Any stylized wig of a kind formerly worn by men and women, and (esp. in Britain and parts of the British Commonwealth) retained by judges and barristers as part of their professional dress. More generally: a wig of any kind."