Toupee



GRE

解释

GRE 红宝书

• n.男用假发
• ［英］ n.男用假发 ( a wig or section of hair worm to cover a bald spot)
• ［类］ denture : teeth / toupee : hair ( 假牙是假的牙齿 / 假发是假的发)
• ［例］ Does he wear a toupee?

Webster Collegiate

noun

• Etymology: French toupet forelock, from Old French, diminutive of top, toup, of Germanic origin; akin to Old High German zopf tuft of hair — more at top
• Date: 1728
• 1. a curl or lock of hair made into a topknot on a periwig or natural coiffure; also a periwig with such a topknot
• 2. a wig or section of hair worn to cover a bald spot

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