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perruquier

perruquier noun: a maker of perukes or wigs.

Noun

perruquier (plural perruquiers)

  1. A maker of perukes or wigs.
    • “the sun, like a courtly perruquier of the reign of George II., was lifting, and shifting, and setting in order the vapoury curls of the mountains.”1895, R. D. Blackmore, chapter 3, in George Bowring - A Tale Of Cader Idris, Dodd, Mead and Company, paragraph 3
    Synonyms:
    wigmaker

Synonyms of perruquier

Forms of perruquier

pluralperruquiers

Origin of perruquier

Borrowed from French perruquier.

Questions about perruquier

What does perruquier mean?
Perruquier means a maker of perukes or wigs.
What part of speech is perruquier?
Perruquier is a noun.
What is the plural of perruquier?
The plural of perruquier is perruquiers.

Words near perruquier in the dictionary

  1. perroudite
  2. Perroy
  3. perruque
  4. perruqued
  5. perruques
  6. perruquier
  7. perruquiers
  8. Perrurle
  9. perruthenate
  10. perruthenates
  11. perry

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